Bangladeshi officials and others take oath as part of celebrations to mark 50 years of victory over Pakistan, at an event in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. On Dec. 16, 1971, Pakistani soldiers surrendered to a joint India-Bangladesh force, formally making Bangladesh a new nation under the leadership of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)