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Faria Tasnim, Mustafijur Rahman

With the slogan "Joy Bangla" Chayanot and Dhaka University start their Victory day program in Physical Institute of Dhaka University in 16th December.

In 50 minutes the student of Chayanot and Dhaka University create the image of Victory day with their dancing and singing. They create a big Bangladeshi flag with the combination of the stage and themselves. The stage was red color and all of the member of Chayanot and Dhaka University wear green clothes. They sit around the stage and start the program with slogan "Joy Bangla", national song and raising the flag of Bangladesh. The group of Nrittanandan of Dhaka University start dancing with the song "mora jhongar moto uddam" singed by Chayanot students. 

Shahin Samad, Chandana Mojumdar, Brotochary and group of dance performed in this program of Victory day.

Start the program with national flag raising
photo: Mustafij 

This is the second program held by them, last year in 2015 they start the program for Victory day. In the program D. Saroar Ali Vice president of Chayanot said:

"We think there should be a celebration of 16th December like Pahela Baisakh. Present situation affected the society, cast and religious. If we want to increase that we should not only believed but also we should feel this emotionally. We should know about it because it can encourage our society about our culture. New generation have never seen the freedom fighting. The songs and dances of this program will help them to know about victory day. We have two identification as like we have religious as well as we are Bangladeshi. If we don't celebrate this every year with respect, then we will become Pakistani and forget our nationality. That's the reason we are doing this program".

"I come to join this program for this Victory day. I attended this program because I want the whole world should know elaborately about this proud festive of Victory day. Songs and lyrics inform us about the freedom fighting and the fighters. We get to know every single thing of that situation," said one of the participant Kaniz Fatema Rumy. 

"The new generation they don't see the libation war of Bangladesh, how people suffer into this and how Bangladesh became a nation in the world. Our ambition is that to present Bangladesh situation, lifestyle, ability, gracefulness about country and their sacrifice to represent in our songs and dancing events like 1971 some people (Juan Bayez, Bob Dilan) represented Bangladesh situations in their song," said MD. Irfan Hossain teacher of Lokogiti in Chayanot.

I come here to enjoy Victory Day, my family singing in the stage which feel me proud. I am thankful because my son and daughter did not see the war but with the flag and this program they understand the feelings, that's why I am happy," said a parents Khalil in the gallery.

Showing history in last performance
photo: Mustafij 

In the year 1947, after the birth of Pakistan, it had two part East Pakistan and West Pakistan. West Pakistan always rules the East Pakistan with ruthless behavior and don't get any opportunities to get developed of east part of Pakistan. When it crossed too tolerance then the leader of East Pakistan Sheikh Mujib stands against the West Pakistan. Then 26 March, leader Sheikh Mujib announced to get a libation war to the people of East Pakistan. There by all people of east made a great libation war to make themselves freedom, the last performance showed this history with dancing and singing by Monipuri group of Chayanot.

The celebration of Victory Day has been taking place since 1972. The Bangladesh Liberation War became a topic of great importance in cinema, literature, history lessons at school, the mass media, and the arts in Bangladesh. To continue the importance of victory day Chayanot and Dhaka University established the program with 16 performance and they end the program with the slogan “Joy Bangla” again.

Edited by

Faria Tasnim