Photographic exhibition on genocide for the first time at the UN

In 1971, the Pakistani invasion forces carried out brutal massacres in Bangladesh. A photography exhibition has been organized for the first time at the United Nations headquarters in New York to showcase those images and stories.

The exhibition titled 'Remembering the Victims of 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh' organized to commemorate the National Genocide Day on March 25 will continue for 3 days. The exhibition was organized by the United Nations Permanent Mission to Bangladesh in collaboration with the Liberation War Museum, Dhaka.

Foreign Secretary Masoud bin Momen officially opened the exhibition at the United Nations on Wednesday (March 29). At that time, the ambassadors of different countries of the United Nations, permanent representatives, senior officials of the United Nations, family members of freedom fighters and martyrs were present.

Foreign Secretary Momen said, 'This is a historic step in accelerating our continued efforts under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to achieve international recognition of the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh. Thanks to the Liberation War Museum for the support in organizing this exhibition.

Thanking the diplomats, media personalities and civil society representatives of various countries present on the occasion, Mohammad Abdul Muhit, Ambassador of Bangladesh appointed to the United Nations, said, 'We need to make more efforts to spread the history of our great liberation war and genocide deeply among the international community. This exhibition will not only help in gaining international recognition of the 1971 genocide, but will also play an important role in raising awareness about the need to prevent genocide and other atrocity crimes worldwide in the coming days.'

An anecdote about the 1971 genocide is presented in the exhibition by collecting 27 photographs from the Liberation War Museum. The exhibition will be open for visitors till March 31.

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