Bangladesh observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day on 14th December 2023 to mark the day of brutality when Pakistani forces killed hundreds of intellectuals including teachers, doctors, journalists and others in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh in 1971.
- On 14 December 1971, the Pakistani occupation forces with the help of their local collaborators named Razakar, Al-Badr and Al-Shams, went on a torture and killing spree of the most prominent intellectuals of the country.
- The horror of the torture and killing came to light after Bangladesh attained independence on 16 December 1971.
