Victory Day
Bangladesh Armed Forces Division states that Victory Day is celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the 1971 victory in the Liberation War.
Date and recurrence
16 December annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Bangladesh / national victory commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Victory Day of Bangladesh
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Bangladesh Armed Forces Division — Victory DayNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Victory Day?
16 December annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 16 December.
Does Victory Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Victory Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Bangladesh / national victory commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Victory Day?
The stored designation basis is: Bangladesh Armed Forces Division states that Victory Day is celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the 1971 victory in the Liberation War.. Supporting provenance includes Bangladesh Armed Forces Division — Victory Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Victory Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Bangladesh. Its fuller verified scope is: Bangladesh / national victory commemoration.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
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