Bangladesh Independence Day

E643255

national holiday public holiday

Bangladesh Independence Day is the national holiday observed on March 26 each year to commemorate the country’s declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Independence Day of Bangladesh	8
Bangladesh Independence Day canonical	3
Independence Day (Bangladesh)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7123033 — 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: Bangladesh Independence Day
Context triple: [Amar Shonar Bangla, usedOnOccasion, Bangladesh Independence Day]

A. Victory Day of Bangladesh
Victory Day of Bangladesh is a national holiday commemorating the country's victory and independence in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
B. Youm-e-Azadi
Youm-e-Azadi is the national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the country’s independence from British rule on 14 August 1947.
C. 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.
D. declaration of independence of Bangladesh
The declaration of independence of Bangladesh was the formal proclamation in March 1971 that marked the break from Pakistan and the birth of the sovereign state of Bangladesh.
E. 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.
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: Bangladesh Independence Day
Target entity description: Bangladesh Independence Day is the national holiday observed on March 26 each year to commemorate the country’s declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971.

A. Victory Day of Bangladesh
Victory Day of Bangladesh is a national holiday commemorating the country's victory and independence in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
B. Youm-e-Azadi
Youm-e-Azadi is the national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the country’s independence from British rule on 14 August 1947.
C. 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.
D. declaration of independence of Bangladesh
The declaration of independence of Bangladesh was the formal proclamation in March 1971 that marked the break from Pakistan and the birth of the sovereign state of Bangladesh.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	26 March Independence Day ⓘ Independence Day of Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: Bangladesh Independence Day
associatedWith	Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s declaration of independence ⓘ Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 ⓘ linked to: Bangladesh Liberation War Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ⓘ
bankStatus	banks closed ⓘ
category	Independence days ⓘ National days of Bangladesh ⓘ Public holidays in Bangladesh ⓘ
commemorates	Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ declaration of independence of Bangladesh ⓘ separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan ⓘ
country	Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
declaredFrom	Pakistan ⓘ
educationSectorStatus	schools closed ⓘ
firstObserved	1971 ⓘ
flag	Flag of Bangladesh ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
hasCeremonies	cultural programs ⓘ flag hoisting ⓘ military parades ⓘ political speeches ⓘ wreath laying at national monuments ⓘ
hasTheme	freedom ⓘ nationalism ⓘ remembrance of martyrs ⓘ
legalStatus	official national holiday ⓘ
mainVenue	Dhaka ⓘ National Martyrs’ Memorial ⓘ
observedEveryYear	yes ⓘ
observedInMonth	March ⓘ
observedOn	26 March ⓘ
observedOnDay	26 ⓘ
publicSectorStatus	public offices closed ⓘ
relatedEvent	Bangladesh genocide ⓘ Operation Searchlight ⓘ
relatedHoliday	Language Movement Day ⓘ linked to: Language Movement of 1952 Victory Day of Bangladesh ⓘ
religiousAssociation	secular ⓘ
scope	nationwide ⓘ
significance	marks the declaration of independence of Bangladesh in 1971 ⓘ symbolizes national sovereignty of Bangladesh ⓘ
timeOfDay	all day ⓘ
typeOfCelebration	patriotic celebration ⓘ
yearOfEvent	1971 ⓘ

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