President Ram Nath Kovind witnessed Bangladesh’s Victory Day celebrations at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka as a guest of honour on Thursday.
Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid reviewed the parade at National Parade Ground in Dhaka on Thursday as the national program of Victory Day began.
Bangladesh: President Ram Nath Kovind arrives at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka to attend the national program of #VictoryDay as the Guest of Honour. #VijayDiwas pic.twitter.com/eHKmbquj1r
— ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2021
The celebrations mark the 50th anniversary of victory over Pakistan in the 1971 War.
President Kovind is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh from December 15-17. He landed on Wednesday at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and was received by Bangladeshi President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.
The national program of #BijoyDibosh is underway at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The program marks the 50th anniversary of victory over Pakistan in the 1971 War. #VijayDiwas
(Source: President of India Twitter account) pic.twitter.com/0y29QMHfI2
— ANI (@ANI) December 16, 2021
On Wednesday, the President met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and congratulated the government and people of the country on the historic occasion of Mujib Borsho, the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh and 50 years of India-Bangladesh bilateral relations.