A one-minute symbolic blackout was observed on Monday throughout Bangladesh, marking the Genocide Day.
The blackout program was observed for one minute from 11pm to 11:01pm on the night of Monday across Bangladesh.
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".
On Genocide Day, the president and prime minister issued special messages.
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.
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 killings 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.
