Victory Day of Bangladesh

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national holiday public holiday

Victory Day of Bangladesh is a national holiday commemorating the country's victory and independence in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Victory Day of Bangladesh canonical	5
Bangladesh Victory Day	3
Independence Day (Bangladesh)	1
Victory Day (Bangladesh)	1
বিজয় দিবস	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2112924 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victory Day of Bangladesh
Context triple: [December, containsHoliday, Victory Day of Bangladesh]

A. Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was a 1971 armed conflict in which East Pakistan fought to secede from Pakistan, leading to the creation of the independent nation of Bangladesh.
B. Iqbal Day
Iqbal Day is a national observance in Pakistan commemorating the birth and philosophical legacy of poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal, whose ideas significantly influenced the movement for an independent Muslim state.
C. Defence Day of Pakistan
Defence Day of Pakistan is a national day observed annually on September 6 to commemorate the Pakistani military’s defense of the country during the 1965 war with India.
D. Independence Day of Pakistan
Independence Day of Pakistan is the national holiday observed on 14 August each year to commemorate the country's 1947 independence from British rule and the creation of a sovereign Pakistani state.
E. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victory Day of Bangladesh
Target entity description: Victory Day of Bangladesh is a national holiday commemorating the country's victory and independence in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

A. Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was a 1971 armed conflict in which East Pakistan fought to secede from Pakistan, leading to the creation of the independent nation of Bangladesh.
B. Iqbal Day
Iqbal Day is a national observance in Pakistan commemorating the birth and philosophical legacy of poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal, whose ideas significantly influenced the movement for an independent Muslim state.
C. Defence Day of Pakistan
Defence Day of Pakistan is a national day observed annually on September 6 to commemorate the Pakistani military’s defense of the country during the 1965 war with India.
D. Independence Day of Pakistan
Independence Day of Pakistan is the national holiday observed on 14 August each year to commemorate the country's 1947 independence from British rule and the creation of a sovereign Pakistani state.
E. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bangladesh Victory Day ⓘ linked to: Victory Day of Bangladesh Bijoy Dibos ⓘ Bijoy Dibosh ⓘ linked to: Bijoy Dibos
commemorates	independence of Bangladesh ⓘ victory in the Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ
conflict	Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ
country	Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
date	16 December ⓘ
day	16 ⓘ
establishedAfter	Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
hasCustom	cultural events ⓘ hoisting of the national flag ⓘ laying of wreaths at national monuments ⓘ military parades ⓘ parades ⓘ political speeches ⓘ singing of patriotic songs ⓘ special prayers for martyrs ⓘ
hasTheme	celebration of independence ⓘ patriotism ⓘ remembrance of martyrs ⓘ
honors	civilian victims of the 1971 war ⓘ freedom fighters of Bangladesh ⓘ
languageOfAlternateName	Bengali ⓘ
locationOfCelebration	Dhaka ⓘ throughout Bangladesh ⓘ
mainCeremonyLocation	National Parade Ground, Dhaka ⓘ
mediaCoverage	national television broadcasts ⓘ special newspaper supplements ⓘ
month	December ⓘ
observedBy	Bangladeshi diaspora ⓘ citizens of Bangladesh ⓘ
observedOn	16 December 1971 ⓘ
officialStatus	national holiday of Bangladesh ⓘ
partOf	national identity of Bangladesh ⓘ
relatedTo	Independence Day of Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: Bangladesh Independence Day Language Movement Day ⓘ linked to: Language Movement of 1952
significance	marks emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state ⓘ marks surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan ⓘ
startYearOfObservation	1972 ⓘ
symbol	National Martyrs’ Memorial ⓘ Shaheed Minar ⓘ linked to: Shaheed Minar in Dhaka flag of Bangladesh ⓘ
typeOfObservance	secular holiday ⓘ
yearOfEvent	1971 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

December → containsHoliday → Victory Day of Bangladesh ⓘ

Victory Day (Bangladesh) → relatedTo → Independence Day (Bangladesh) ⓘ

subject linked to: Victory Day