Switzerland: Bangladeshis hold anti-Pakistan protest to mark 50 years of 1971 Liberation War victory

Dec 16, 2021

Geneva (Switzerland), Dec 16 (ANI): Bangladeshis living in Switzerland gathered in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to seek justice against 1971 genocide by Pakistan. The protest was held to mark 50 years of Bangladesh liberation war victory against Pakistan. They also displayed banners saying ‘perpetrators of genocide must be tried’, ‘Pakistani army and their abettors raped 200,000 women during the liberation war of Bangladesh’ and ‘recognise Bangladesh genocide of 1971’. On December 16, 1971, Pakistan Army surrendered to a joint India-Bangladesh force, formally making Bangladesh a new nation under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman. The war begun on March 26, 1971 and continued for 9 months - killing as many as three million people - before victory was declared in December.