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Suhrawardy Udyan (Bangla সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যান) formerly known as Ramna Race Course ground is a national memorial located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is named after Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. Originally it served as the military club of the British soldiers stationed in Dhaka. It was then called the Ramna Race Course and later Ramna Gymkhana. After the end of colonial rule, the place - sometimes referred to as Dhaka Race Course - was used for legal horse racing on Sundays.

It is the resting place of three great national leaders, Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huq, Khwaja Nazimuddin and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy the place being renamed in honour of the latter. The place is also etched in history as it was here that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the first of his stirring speeches in March 7, 1971 months before the outbreak of hostilities between East Pakistan and West Pakistan. The original Flag of Bangladesh was also hoisted here for the second time since it was first unfurled at the University of Dhaka and the first time it was flown at such a large public gathering in Bangladesh. It was also the site of the centuries old Ramna Kali Mandir, a Hindu temple and Dhaka landmark that was razed to the ground by the Pakistan Army on March 27th, 1971 in a massacre that led to the death of over 100 people.

Incidentally it became the setting for the surrender of Pakistan Army under Lt. Gen. A. A. K. Niazi on December 16, 1971 after their defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War to the allied forces of Mitro Bahini led by Jagjit Singh Aurora. The instrument of surrender was signed at this place and the date is celebrated by Bangladeshis as Victory Day. The place is currently maintained as historic park with an eternal flame setup in 1996 to symbolise freedom.

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Dhaka
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Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (September 8, 1892 - December 5, 1963) was a politician from Bengal in undivided India, and later in East Pakistan, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957.
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Sher-e-Bangla (Tiger of Bengal)
Date of birth: October 26 1873
Place of birth: Saturia, Bakerganj District, British India
Date of death: April 27 1962
Place of death: Dhaka, East Pakistan
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Date of birth: March 17 1920
Place of birth: Tungipara, Gopalganj District, British India
Date of death: August 15 1975
Place of death: Dhaka, Bangladesh
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East Pakistan (now independent Bangladesh) was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. East Pakistan was partitioned from Bengal based on plebiscite in then British India in 1947.
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The Ramna Kali Mandir (Bangla: রমনা কালী মন্দির), also known as the Ramna Kalibari (house of the Hindu Goddess Kali) was one of the most famous Hindu temples of the Indian subcontinent.
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India: 500,000+
Mukti Bahini: 100,000[1][2] Pakistan Army: 365,000
Paramilitary: 280,000[1]
Casualties
India: 1,426 KIA
3,611 Wounded (Official)
Mukti Bahini: NA* Pakistan ~8,000 KIA
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Mitro Bahini (Bangla: মিত্রবাহিনী) (Allied forces in Bangla) was the alliance of the Indian Army and the Mukti Bahini (as representation of the Bangladesh Army) that engaged the Pakistani forces in December
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Lt-Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora (February 13, 1916 - May 3, 2005) was the Indian commander whose comprehensive defeat of Pakistan in 1971 led to the creation of Bangladesh. He was born in Jhelum, British India (now, Pakistan) and died in New Delhi, India.
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India: 500,000+
Mukti Bahini: 100,000[1][2] Pakistan Army: 365,000
Paramilitary: 280,000[1]
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India: 1,426 KIA
3,611 Wounded (Official)
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Dhaka
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Ramna Park (Bangla: রমনা উদ্যান Rômna Uddan) is a large park and recreation area situated at the heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh.
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