Vijay Divas And Bangladesh At 54: Liberation Remembered, Democracy In Doubt

On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the day Bangladesh was finally liberated more than half a century back, India will mark ‘Vijay Divas’, or Victory Day, with commemorations and celebrations. However, Bangladesh, for the second consecutive year, has chosen not to hold parades to mark the dawn of its liberation from Pakistani forces. That single omission speaks volumes about the choices the current regime in Dhaka has made since assuming power in August last year. And about how it seeks to reinterpret both the past and the present of the Bangladeshi state. The angst against Pakistan’s massacre of nearly 3 million…