| Genocide Remembrance Day গণহত্যা স্মরণ দিবস | |
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| Observed by | Bangladesh Bangladeshi diaspora |
| Type | National |
| Significance | Commemoration of the Bangladesh genocide |
| Date | 25 March |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 2017[1][2] |
Genocide Remembrance Day (Bengali: গণহত্যা স্মরণ দিবস, romanized: Gaṇahatyā Smaraṇ Dibas) is a national day of remembrance in Bangladesh observed on 25 March in commemoration of the victims of the Bangladesh genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2][3][4]
On 11 March 2017, the Jatiya Sangsad unanimously passed a resolution designating 25 March as a Genocide Remembrance Day.[5][6] The day honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a result of the actions of the Pakistan Army during Operation Searchlight, which initiated the Bangladesh Genocide culminating with the Independence of Bangladesh.[7][8][9][10]
- ^ "Whole nation should observe National Genocide Day". New Age. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh declares March 25 as Genocide Day". NTV. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "PM slams Pakistan for propaganda about '71 genocide". The Daily Star. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Declare March 25 as Genocide Day". Daily Sun. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Parliament passes motion to mark March 25 as Genocide Day". The Daily Star. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Parliament declares March 25 Genocide Day". Dhaka Tribune. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Jatiya Sangsad declares March 25 as 'Gonohotya Dibosh'". Bangla Mirror. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Parliament declares March 25 as 'Gonohotya Dibosh'". The Finance Today. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "14-party alliance to observe March 25 as 'Genocide Day'". Nirapad News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "JS resolution on Day of Genocide hailed". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.