The nation yesterday celebrated the 48th Victory Day, marking the moment the country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces after a nine-month-long bloodstained war for liberation.

Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan, in association with University of Dhaka, organised a cultural programme titled, Hajaro Konthe Deshgaan to mark Bangladesh's 47th Victory Day at central playground, DU, where a thousand voices harmonised to the national anthem.

Jatiya Oikyafront take out a colourful rally in Dhaka city, marking the 48th Victory Day. Thousands of leaders and activists of the alliance throng BNP's Nayapaltan central office and its adjacent areas in small processions since morning.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the ruling party is trying to turn the national election into a farce through its repressive acts in the month of Victory Day.

October, 1971. The war waged by the Pakistani occupation army on Bangalees had just entered its eighth month.