'Pre-planned massacre’: Bangladesh marks Genocide Day, slams Pakistan over 1971

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman connected Wednesday condemned the atrocious acts committed by the Pakistani subject during Operation Searchlight connected March 25, 1971. In a missive shared online to people the Genocide Day, helium said that the Pakistani service carried retired "one of the astir heinous genocides successful past against the unarmed radical of Bangladesh successful the sanction of Operation Searchlight.

"Rahman called March 25 1 of the astir "disgraceful and brutal days", adding that it was "a pre-planned massacre."He said that the Pakistani service indiscriminately opened occurrence connected teachers and students astatine Dacca University, including guiltless civilians successful Pilkhana and Rajarbāgh Police Lines.

Rahman said that the 8th East Bengal Regiment successful Chattogram formally initiated equipped absorption against the genocide by declaring 'We revolt', opening a nine-month-long equipped Liberation War.

The attacks by the Pakistani service followed the 1971 wide predetermination results successful Pakistan, successful which Sheikh Mujibur Rahman won. Soon aft the result, the Pakistani service arrested him and carried retired large-scale unit against the Bengali-speaking colonisation of the region.Bangladesh volition observe its 56th Independence Day connected Thursday. The federation concluded its wide elections earlier this twelvemonth aft prolonged unit and protests, which led to the authorities of Sheikh Hasina being thrown out. Tarique Rahman’s BNP won the February elections with a landslide victory.