A hundred voices tuned in to sing Amar Sonar Bangla to mark the first ever Victory Day in the recently dissolved enclaves in the northern district of Lalmonirhat.

People all round are celebrating the 44th anniversary of victory, reaped through bloodshed of 3 million people and nine months of hardship. The day began with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paying rich tributes to the National Mausoleum in memory of the martyrs.

Dhaka University (DU) and cultural lighthouse organisation Chhayanaut are celebrating this year's Victory Day jointly.

In line with the previous years, this year Liberation War Museum has arranged weeklong programme to commemorate Victory Day.

Writer, historian and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir talks about...