Mukti Joddhas likely to give Vijay Diwas celebrations in Kolkata a miss this year

It is unlikely that Mukti Joddhas or serving officers from Bangladesh will attend the Indian Army's 53rd Vijay Diwas celebrations in Kolkata.

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The Eastern Command of the Army celebrates Vijay Diwas every year to celebrate India's decisive victory over Pakistan in the 1971 War that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.

Every year, since the celebrations commenced, a delegation from Bangladesh, comprising Mukti Joddhas, their spouses, parliamentarians and serving military officers, have participated in events organised over 3-4 days. The tradition was followed even when the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) under Begum Khaleda Zia was in power in Bangladesh.