Victory Day

E84459

national holiday public holiday

Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Victory Day canonical	1
Victory Day (Bangladesh)	1
বিজয় দিবস	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T709048 — 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
Context triple: [People's Republic of Bangladesh, nationalDay, Victory Day]

A. Victory Day parades
Victory Day parades are large-scale annual military and patriotic processions held in Russia and some former Soviet states to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
B. Russia Day
Russia Day is a national holiday celebrated on June 12 to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation.
C. Pik Pobedy
Pik Pobedy is the highest peak in the Tian Shan mountain range, straddling the border between Kyrgyzstan and China and known for its extreme climbing conditions.
D. Armistice Day
Armistice Day is an annual observance marking the end of World War I hostilities on November 11, 1918, and honoring those who served and died in the conflict.
E. V-J Day
V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
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
Target entity description: Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.

A. Victory Day parades
Victory Day parades are large-scale annual military and patriotic processions held in Russia and some former Soviet states to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
B. Russia Day
Russia Day is a national holiday celebrated on June 12 to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Federation.
C. Pik Pobedy
Pik Pobedy is the highest peak in the Tian Shan mountain range, straddling the border between Kyrgyzstan and China and known for its extreme climbing conditions.
D. Armistice Day
Armistice Day is an annual observance marking the end of World War I hostilities on November 11, 1918, and honoring those who served and died in the conflict.
E. V-J Day
V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bijoy Dibos ⓘ Bijoy Dibosh ⓘ linked to: Bijoy Dibos
category	Bangladeshi culture ⓘ National days ⓘ
commemorates	Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation ⓘ victory over Pakistan in 1971 ⓘ
country	Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasActivity	cultural programs ⓘ patriotic songs and performances ⓘ public speeches by national leaders ⓘ special television and radio programs ⓘ
hasCeremony	flag hoisting ceremonies ⓘ national parade ⓘ wreath-laying at National Martyrs’ Memorial ⓘ
hasEducationalAspect	school and college programs on liberation war history ⓘ
hasGovernmentInvolvement	state-organized ceremonies ⓘ
hasSymbol	National Martyrs’ Memorial ⓘ national flag of Bangladesh ⓘ
hasTheme	celebration of independence ⓘ national pride ⓘ remembrance of war martyrs ⓘ
honors	civilians killed in the 1971 war ⓘ freedom fighters of Bangladesh ⓘ members of Mukti Bahini ⓘ
legalStatus	official public holiday in Bangladesh ⓘ
locationOfMainCelebration	Dhaka ⓘ
mediaCoverage	special news segments on 1971 war ⓘ
monthOfObservation	December ⓘ
observedBy	Bangladeshi diaspora ⓘ citizens of Bangladesh ⓘ
observedOn	16 December ⓘ
officialLanguageName	বিজয় দিবস ⓘ linked to: Victory Day
partOf	national holidays of Bangladesh ⓘ
relatedConflict	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
relatedTo	Independence Day (Bangladesh) ⓘ linked to: Victory Day of Bangladesh Pakistan ⓘ
significance	marks end of the Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ marks military victory of Bangladesh and India over Pakistan ⓘ marks surrender of Pakistani forces in Dhaka ⓘ
startYearOfObservation	1972 ⓘ
timeOfDayMainEvents	morning ⓘ
typeOfEvent	patriotic observance ⓘ secular holiday ⓘ
yearOfEvent	1971 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

People's Republic of Bangladesh → nationalDay → Victory Day ⓘ

subject linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)

Victory Day (Bangladesh) → officialLanguageName → বিজয় দিবস ⓘ

subject linked to: Victory Day

linked to: Victory Day

Mukti Bahini → commemoratedOn → Victory Day (Bangladesh) ⓘ