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India observes Bangladesh's victory

Our Correspondent, New Delhi
India yesterday celebrated the Victory Day of Bangladesh that fought a nine-month battle against the Pakistan army with supports from the Indian forces in 1971.
Indian Defence Minister AK Antony and the three service chiefs paid homage at "Amar Jawan Jyoti" on the occasion in New Delhi.
Ghiefof Air Staff Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral DK Joshi and Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh laid the wreath along with the defence minister and paid tributes to the martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice while fighting the enemy during Bangladesh's Liberation War.
As the bugles sounded the last post, two minutes' silence was observed.
Victory Day was also celebrated in northeastern Indian states ofTripura and Meghalaya.
Lt Gen RS Panwar, general officer in Command 101 Area, led the celebration by laying the wreath at the War Memorial in Pine Walk area of Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya. A colourful ceremonial parade was also conducted by the ceremonial guards.
Earlier, Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya PC Pant released a special cover of the HQ 101 Area to commemorate its 50th anniversary celebration and to recognise the yeoman service rendered by it to the Indian Army.
Headquarters 101 Area, during the 1971 war, took active part in combat operations in Sylhet and Mymensingh, the Bangladeshi districts bordering Meghalaya.
Tripura also joined the Victory Day celebrations with state Governor Devanand Konwar, along with senior officials and army officers, paying floral tributes at the war memorial here and Border Security Force (BSF) exchanging sweets with their counterparts of Bangladesh at different places along the Indo-Banglaborder.
The Bangladesh Visa office in Agartala organised
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a seminar on the significance of the war and cultural programmes with patriotic songs and recitations.
A number of
Bangladesh's freedom fighters took shelter in Tripura and from there launched guerrilla war against Pakistani soldiers.