Joy Bangla

After the release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the SCSP held a rally at the Ramna Race Course ground on 22 February 1969, to honour him.

[17] After the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Khondakar Mostaq Ahmad replaced Joy Bangla with Bangladesh Zindabad.

[20] The High Court on 4 December 2017 directed the government of Bangladesh to explain "why 'Joy Bangla' would not be declared as national slogan of the county.

'"[21] On 10 March 2020, The High Court made the declaration naming "Joy Bangla" as the official national slogan of Bangladesh.

[citation needed] The slogan Joy Bangla is also officially used by Mamata Banerjee and by her party Trinamool Congress as part of attempt to create a territorial and ethnolinguistic identity for Bengalis in India.

[36][38][39](For more info, see: 7th March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman)[40]The surrender ceremony of the Pakistani military also took place at the Race Course Ground on 16 December 1971.

Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, Joint Commander of Indian and Bangladesh Forces accepted the surrender without a word, while the crowd on the race course erupted in celebrations, shouting victory slogans, "Joy Bangla".