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Bangladesh marks victory day amid political strife

Bangladesh celebrated the 35th anniversary of its independence on Saturday amid continuing strife ahead of parliamentary elections due next month, with rival leaders laying wreaths at a war memorial near the capital.

Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan on December 16, 1971, following a nine-month guerrilla war which cost millions of lives.

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