When was an aurora dectected ?
After his death , the gratitude of Bangladesh to General Aurora was emphasised in a message to India , from Morshed Khan , the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister , stating : " “ Aurora will be remembered in the history of Bangladesh for his contribution during our war of liberation in 1971 , when he led the allied forces . ” " The site of the Pakistani surrender , where Lt. Gen. Niazi signed the Instrument of Surrender with Lt. Gen. Aurora on December 16 , 1971 is being converted into what will be called Independence Square .