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Zardari hails Bhutto, recalls Simla pact
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari paid homage to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on Thursday by recalling that the Simla pact he signed with India in 1972 led to the longest spell of peace in South Asia.In a message to mark Bhutto's 84th birth anniversary, Zardari said the "Shaheed" employed negotiations to recover the territory lost to India in the 1971 war that gave birth to an independent Bangladesh.Bhutto

Bangladesh pays tribute to martyrs on Victory Day

Dhaka: Thousands of Bangladeshis Friday paid tributes to those who sacrificed their lives for liberating the country in 1971. The 40th Victory Day celebrations began in the capital with a 31-gun

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Bangladesh: 1971 war crimes trial starts
Bangladesh witnessed one of the most crucial events on Sunday as 1971 war crimes trial commenced in the capital with Islamist Party leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi becoming the first suspect to go on trial.

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Bangladesh expresses deep gratitude for India's role in 1971 war

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep gratitude to India for its key role in the country's 1971 'Liberation War' during a meeting with visiting Indian Army Chief General

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1971 War: 'I will give you 30 minutes'
Thirty-eight years ago today, on a blustery late afternoon in Dhaka, the commander of the Pakistani forces in East Pakistan, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi publicly surrendered to the Indian

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