In Pictures: 50 years of Bangladesh
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People of all classes pay their homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Memorial Photo: Business Insider Bangladesh
The nation is celebrating the 5oth Victory Day today, the most precious day of Bangalee people, as the country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on the day in 1971 after a nine-month-long bloodstained Liberation War.
The celebrations began at the National Memorial in Savar where people from all walks of life paid their homage to the valiant freedom fighters.
The first day's programme will come to an end at 8 pm. The second day's festivities will be kicked off by a cultural programme at 5:30 pm which will continue till 7 pm.
The two-day programme will be broadcast live on various media, including the state-run BTV and Bangladesh Betar.
Our photographer took these images at the National Memorial in Savar.