March 26, 2018: People gathered at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan on Sunday evening in Agartala to remember barbaric genocide on March 25, 1971 in East Pakistan now Bangladesh by Pakistani Army which kick started Bangladesh Liberation War. The programme was organised by Asst. High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala. People of all walks of the society staged a candle lit remembrance of the Day.
Dhaka Tribune website quoted, “On the fateful night of March 25 in 1971, the Pakistani military junta resorted to mass killing in Dhaka to implement their blueprint to thwart the Awami League’s assumption of office following the election mandate of 1970.
In the attack dubbed “Operation Searchlight,” the Pakistani forces mercilessly killed the Bangali members of then East Pakistan Rifles and police, students, teachers and common people.
They killed people indiscriminately, set fire to houses and property, and looted business establishments, leaving a trail of destruction.”
