Bangladesh observed a one-minute symbolic blackout from 10:30pm to 10:31pm on Saturday marking Genocide Day.
The Genocide Day is in remembrance of the brutality carried out by the Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bangalis on the black night of March 25 in 1971 under the infamous "Operation Searchlight".
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs took various programs to observe Genocide Day at state level with due respect.
Newspapers also published special supplements on the genocide committed by the occupation Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971.
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs organized cultural programs, including “Geeti Natya” (musical drama) based on genocide and Liberation War across the country.
Besides, discussions were held at all the educational institutions, including madrasas, where heroic freedom fighters and noted personalities shared their memories with students.
A discussion meeting was arranged at the Liberation War Museum.
Rare photos and documentaries on the mass killing were exhibited on the premises of all the city corporations, including Dhaka.
Special prayers were offered at mosques after Zohr prayers seeking eternal peace for martyrs who were killed on March 25, 1971. Prayers were also offered at other places of worship.
Similar programs were organized at the district-upazila level and Bangladesh missions abroad.
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) unanimously adopted a resolution to observe the March 25 as the "Gonohotya Dibosh" (Genocide Day) on March 11, 2017.
Subsequently, the cabinet division at a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, unanimously endorsed the decision on March 20 in 2017.
