Today is Victory Day in Bangladesh. Known as ‘Bijôy Dibôs’ in Bengali, this holiday commemorates the victory of the Allied forces High Command over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Over three million people died in the nine-month conflict and the President Prime Minister will pay tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar at sunrise.
Now back to our regularly scheduled program…
Today is the birthday, in 1946, of Benny Andersson, Swedish musician and composer, best known for being a part of ABBA.
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