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were deployed alongside of the bridge. It was a tough decision for the battalion; either they go for defence or aggression. The Gurkhas had decided to occupy offensive positions laying ambush, cutting off communication lines, supplies, raids, harassing the Pakistani troops. A platoon of D company was deployed along the built up area. On 9 December another counterattack came from Pakistani troops supported by heavy artillery fire after the last light which was again repulsed by Gurkhas.
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By 13 December, there was no radical change in the situation. The 81 Mountain Brigade had already cleared Moulvi Bazar. E force and 59th Mountain Brigade were asked to increase pressure on Pakistani forces from the north and east to reduce pressure on 4/5 Gorkha Riffles. Heavy artillery fire and air
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along with 4th / 5th Gorkha Rifles of the 59th Infantry Brigade were tasked to capture Gazipur and Kalaura held by Pakistanis. A fierce battle was fought in Gazipur and both sides suffered heavy casualties and Indian troops succeeded in capturing Gazipur tea factory. Kulaura fell to 4th / 5th Gorkha
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On 15 December, Major Malik (Charlie company commander) informed that there was a large concentration of Pakistani troops at a distance of 800 m (2,600 ft) with white flags (indication of Surrender). A temporary cease-fire was established. On 16 December Pakistani troops consisting of 107
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In the morning of 9 December, the battalion CO asked the Charlie company to conduct a combined patrol and lay an ambush in towards Charkai-Khadim Nagar Sylhet. They ambushed a Pakistani convoy. Alfa Company sent a patrol towards rail-road bridge leading from Sylhet and attacked Pakistani troops who
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The battalion conducted aggressive patrolling, however, Pakistani troops had deployed all of there elements and sporadically fired on the Indian positions. In the afternoon three IAF aircraft engaged Pakistani troops effectively and continued strafing upon them. However, night was somewhat quieter
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On 7 December around 3pm a major portion, Charlie company and B company, was airlifted followed by small portion of Bravo company 40–45 minutes later. The Charlie company men, along with commanding officers somehow managed to hold the enemy attack as they were engaged in small arms fire soon after
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continued 7 / 8 December respectively. On 8 December at 04:00hrs, Alfa and Delta company landed and railway bridge was successfully captured. In the twilight hours, a wave of helicopters came with two mounted guns and bringing 9 Guards and the rest of Bravo company as reinforcements. The company
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India adopted a and Maneuver style of warfare throughout the war. Consequently, in this strategy, an all out effort is made to threaten, capture, destroy the critical vulnerability of enemy. Critical vulnerability include specific selected areas which are attacked to create gaps for specific
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logistics corridors. of Once critical vulnerability is threatened the forces regardless of their strength rendered ineffective. The India objective was to get absolute victory. Indian forces exploited the gaps and abandoned the Highways and used the byways to attack enemy strongholds.
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After the last light of 8 December, Pakistani troops launched a counterattack supported by artillery and heavy MMG fire. The Gurkhas quickly repulsed this counter-attack. On 9 December, Gurkhas deployed Alfa and Delta companies within 1–2 km (0.62–1.24 mi) of the bridge.
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On 12 December, the firefight continued, and two helicopters arrived with some ammunition and evacuated some casualties. The battalion was able to survive for a week without any link up and fortunately no major attacks were mounted on them. It is believed that the
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was fully prepared. Acquisition of weapons, development of infrastructures, mobilization, training, dumping of ammunition, engineers stores, supplies prepared. By December, Indian forces concentrated and ready to launch offensives against both East and
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Initially in November, the Karimganj Bulge was viewed as a stronghold for Pakistani sabotage groups, thus clearing them would clear the area to the right. Hence, to achieve this Indian forces were tasked to capture Atgram and
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For the Battle of Sylhet a heliborne operation was planned. It was reported that 202 Brigade was there for the defence of Sylhet. It was unknown that 313 Brigade at Moulvi Bazar had retreated to Sylhet.
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made an error broadcasting that a whole Indian Brigade was dropped on Sylhet. whereas there was just a battalion airlifted to the town. Another fact is on 7 December, assault force's battle cries of
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After Indian troops captured Gazipur and Kalaura. A heliborne Operation was planned to capture Sylhet. 4 / 5 Gurkha Rifles were airlifted to Sylhet on the night of 7 December.
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launching any major attack on Gurkha troops. Gurkha troops used this to their advantage and divided into small pockets in jungles and continued fighting Pakistani troops.
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jets of the IAF engaged the Pakistani battalions at Sylhet. After the last light the Pakistanis again started heavy artillery and MMG fire with there war cry
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According to this plan, if Indian troops attacked the cities they would suffer heavy casualties and if they tried to bypass them they would be surrounded.
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accompanied by an engineer regiment, which took part on the assault made Pakistanis believe that an entire Indian Brigade had been landed which prevented
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General Krishna Rao came up with a different plan to attack from the south. He assembled two regular brigades for the advance from the south.
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officers, 219 JCOs, and 61,90 other rank soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army as a part of overall surrender of Pakistan's forces.
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helicopters took off with 4th / 5th Gorkha Rifles landing at pre-selected spots. Around 648 Gurkha troops were airlifted to Sylhet.
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Pakistan adopted a fortress strategy. They converted the towns and cantonments into fortresses with the help of mines and
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had resulted over one million refugees pouring into India. The Government of India decided to go to war. However General
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The activities and actions of E force made Pakistanis believe that the attack would come from the north and east.
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In both the cases the it would ease the defence of Sylhet and buy time to build international pressure on India.
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in Atgram. After heavy fighting, they captured Atgram along with a large amount of arms and ammunition.
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Rifles which badly affected the morale of the Pakistani troops. Following this, 6 Rajput then caught
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indicates events in the Indo-Pakistani War linked to the internal resistance movement in Bangladesh.
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This article is about the modern battle of Sylhet. For medieval conquest of Sylhet, see
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of D Company also were killed. At midnight the company was redeployed in high grounds.
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59th Mountain Brigade to advance through Gazipur – Kulaura – Tenchu ganj – Sylhet axis
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barely consisted of 60-75 troops aand was deployed in the depth along the banks of
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81 Mountain Brigade to advance through Shamsher Nagar – Moulvi Bazar – Sylhet axis.
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started the attack on 4 December. They commenced to capture the airfield and
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202 Brigade deployed for defences in Sylhet. Some of the troops deployed in
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E force was formed by 5/5 Gorkha Rifles and two East Bengal battalions
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but limited arms and ammunition has become a major concern for them.
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immediately opened fire, which caused the battalion, party under
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On 10 December, Gurkhas at Sylhet received air support from the
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was located in northern end of the sector and was connected to
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was responsible for the operations in Sylhet. This included:-
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took over Chattarpur tea factory by after a stiff fight. The
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E force to advance through Atgram – Jaintiapur – Sylhet axis
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The advance towards Sylhet was started along three axis:-
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was responsible for the defence of Sylhet. This included
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Pakistani troops had set up defences at the bank of the
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Iftikhar Rana 53:December 7–16, 1971 4436:Helicopter history 4286:Business interests 4249:Ranks and insignia 4209:Civil Armed Forces 4104:Chief of Air Staff 4076:Defence Production 3930:Military personnel 3915:Causes and prelude 3770:Shabash Bangladesh 3745:Swadhinata Stambha 3473:Nilakanta Krishnan 3391:Shah Azizur Rahman 3073:Bakhrabad massacre 3063:Chuknagar massacre 2927:Battle of Basantar 2912:Battle of Garibpur 2892:Battle of Goalhati 2816:Meghna Heli Bridge 2463:Declaration of war 2449:1970 Bhola cyclone 2434:Six point movement 2332:Partition of India 1971:Free Press Journal 1922:Free Press Journal 1763:The Times of India 1730:The Times of India 1617:The Times of India 1515:ANI (2022-12-16). 1343:Free Press Journal 1311:The Times of India 1267:9 May 2013 at the 1195:Meghna Heli Bridge 1121:Battle of Basantar 996:medium machine gun 944:On 4 December The 722:by road and rail. 507:Meghna Heli Bridge 21:Conquest of Sylhet 4431:History of Sylhet 4396: 4395: 4337: 4336: 4281: 4280: 4197: 4196: 4189:Armed Forces Band 4119: 4118: 3946: 3945: 3942: 3941: 3938: 3937: 3845: 3844: 3694: 3693: 3585: 3584: 3581: 3580: 3577: 3576: 3569:Dilip Mahalanabis 3419: 3418: 3276: 3275: 3233:Serajul Alam Khan 3213:Syed Nazrul Islam 3123: 3122: 3119: 3118: 3099:Related conflicts 3083:Sohagpur massacre 3038:Sutrapur massacre 3015:List of massacres 2978:Refugees in India 2932:Battle of Kushtia 2836:Operation Trident 2821:Operation Jackpot 2793:Operation Barisal 2767: 2766: 2614:Bangladesh Police 2604:Bangladesh Rifles 2507: 2506: 2503: 2502: 2322:Direct Action Day 2307:Lahore Resolution 2302:Pakistan Movement 2275:Pakistan Movement 2246:Two-nation theory 1248:978-93-5492-028-8 1141:Battle Of Tangail 1098:5th Gorkha Rifles 964:tea factory. The 918:5th Gorkha Rifles 731:K. V. Krishna Rao 680:Battle of Gazipur 640: 639: 634: 627: 614:Refugees in India 588:Systematic events 259: 258: 185:Brig. M. B. Wadke 91: 90: 4458: 4375: 4374: 4304: 4303: 4246: 4245: 4169:Public Relations 4154: 4153: 4054: 4053: 4017:Chief Executive 3983: 3973: 3966: 3959: 3950: 3949: 3765:Aparajeyo Bangla 3725: 3724: 3718: 3717: 3700: 3699: 3591: 3590: 3498:Khem Karan Singh 3483:Hari Chand Dewan 3428: 3427: 3320:Mohammad Shariff 3285: 3284: 3223:AHM Qamaruzzaman 3167:Khaled Mosharraf 3147: 3146: 3140: 3139: 3129: 3128: 3078:Burunga massacre 3043:Jinjira massacre 2942:Battle of Atgram 2902:Battle of Dhalai 2882:Battle of Daruin 2831:Operation Python 2609:Bangladesh Ansar 2550: 2549: 2543: 2542: 2513: 2512: 2480:Rodionov message 2226: 2225: 2215: 2214: 2197: 2180: 2179: 2168: 2161: 2154: 2145: 2144: 2138: 2137: 2135: 2134: 2119: 2113: 2112: 2110: 2109: 2094: 2088: 2087: 2085: 2084: 2069: 2063: 2062: 2060: 2059: 2045: 2039: 2038: 2036: 2035: 2020: 2014: 2013: 2011: 2010: 1987: 1981: 1980: 1978: 1977: 1963: 1957: 1956: 1954: 1953: 1938: 1932: 1931: 1929: 1928: 1914: 1908: 1907: 1905: 1904: 1893: 1887: 1886: 1884: 1883: 1868: 1862: 1861: 1859: 1858: 1836: 1830: 1829: 1827: 1826: 1811: 1805: 1804: 1802: 1801: 1787: 1781: 1780: 1778: 1777: 1754: 1748: 1747: 1745: 1744: 1722: 1716: 1715: 1713: 1712: 1697: 1691: 1690: 1669: 1663: 1662: 1644: 1635: 1634: 1632: 1631: 1608: 1602: 1601: 1599: 1598: 1583: 1577: 1576: 1574: 1573: 1562: 1556: 1555: 1553: 1552: 1537: 1531: 1530: 1528: 1527: 1512: 1506: 1505: 1503: 1502: 1487: 1481: 1480: 1478: 1477: 1462: 1456: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1437: 1431: 1430: 1428: 1427: 1413: 1407: 1406: 1404: 1403: 1389: 1378: 1377: 1375: 1374: 1359: 1353: 1352: 1350: 1349: 1335: 1329: 1328: 1326: 1325: 1302: 1296: 1295: 1293: 1292: 1277: 1271: 1259: 1253: 1252: 1232: 1226: 1214: 1146:Battle Of Meghna 1136:Battle Of Turtuk 1028:Pakistani troops 1024:Indian Air Force 800:concentrated at 771:27th Brigade at 664:Pakistani Troops 654: 645:Battle of Sylhet 629: 625: 537:Dhaka University 299: 298: 296: 285: 278: 271: 262: 261: 227: 226: 218: 217: 205: 204: 193: 192: 184: 183: 175: 174: 166: 165: 157: 156: 144: 143: 124: 114: 105: 78:Indian victory 47: 46: 26: 25: 4466: 4465: 4461: 4460: 4459: 4457: 4456: 4455: 4401: 4400: 4397: 4392: 4365: 4333: 4302: 4277: 4244: 4223: 4193: 4184:Nursing Service 4174:Selection Board 4152: 4115: 4080: 4052: 3996: 3987: 3977: 3947: 3934: 3883: 3841: 3815: 3774: 3712: 3690: 3620:Delhi Agreement 3615:Simla Agreement 3596: 3573: 3527: 3415: 3364: 3272: 3243:Kazi Nuruzzaman 3196: 3157:M. A. G. Osmani 3134: 3115: 3094: 3048:Akhira massacre 3009: 2946: 2937:Battle of Boyra 2917:Battle of Hilli 2870: 2776: 2774: 2763: 2721: 2697:Jamaat-e-Islami 2659: 2616: 2594:Bangladesh Navy 2572:Bangladesh Army 2537: 2499: 2458: 2417: 2341: 2270: 2220: 2209: 2208: 2184: 2174: 2172: 2142: 2141: 2132: 2130: 2120: 2116: 2107: 2105: 2096: 2095: 2091: 2082: 2080: 2070: 2066: 2057: 2055: 2047: 2046: 2042: 2033: 2031: 2028:Hindustan Times 2022: 2021: 2017: 2008: 2006: 1988: 1984: 1975: 1973: 1965: 1964: 1960: 1951: 1949: 1939: 1935: 1926: 1924: 1916: 1915: 1911: 1902: 1900: 1895: 1894: 1890: 1881: 1879: 1869: 1865: 1856: 1854: 1838: 1837: 1833: 1824: 1822: 1819:Hindustan Times 1813: 1812: 1808: 1799: 1797: 1789: 1788: 1784: 1775: 1773: 1757:Pradhan, S. D. 1755: 1751: 1742: 1740: 1724: 1723: 1719: 1710: 1708: 1698: 1694: 1687: 1670: 1666: 1659: 1645: 1638: 1629: 1627: 1611:Pradhan, S. D. 1609: 1605: 1596: 1594: 1584: 1580: 1571: 1569: 1563: 1559: 1550: 1548: 1538: 1534: 1525: 1523: 1513: 1509: 1500: 1498: 1488: 1484: 1475: 1473: 1463: 1459: 1450: 1448: 1438: 1434: 1425: 1423: 1415: 1414: 1410: 1401: 1399: 1391: 1390: 1381: 1372: 1370: 1367:Hindustan Times 1361: 1360: 1356: 1347: 1345: 1337: 1336: 1332: 1323: 1321: 1305:Pradhan, S. D. 1303: 1299: 1290: 1288: 1278: 1274: 1269:Wayback Machine 1260: 1256: 1249: 1233: 1229: 1224:Wayback Machine 1215: 1208: 1203: 1131:Battle Of Hilli 1117: 929:Kushiyara River 910: 876: 815: 810: 781: 747: 742: 692: 656:Silet-er Juddho 641: 636: 628: 623: 526: 480: 402: 381: 300: 294: 292: 291: 289: 254: 249: 247: 245: 243: 241: 239: 221: 220: 212: 199: 198: 187: 186: 178: 177: 169: 168: 160: 159: 151: 149: 138: 109: 69: 29:Siege of Sylhet 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4464: 4454: 4453: 4448: 4443: 4438: 4433: 4428: 4423: 4418: 4413: 4394: 4393: 4370: 4367: 4366: 4364: 4363: 4358: 4353: 4347: 4345: 4339: 4338: 4335: 4334: 4332: 4331: 4326: 4321: 4316: 4310: 4308: 4301: 4300: 4295: 4289: 4287: 4283: 4282: 4279: 4278: 4276: 4275: 4270: 4269: 4268: 4258: 4252: 4250: 4243: 4242: 4237: 4231: 4229: 4225: 4224: 4222: 4221: 4216: 4214:National Guard 4211: 4205: 4203: 4199: 4198: 4195: 4194: 4192: 4191: 4186: 4181: 4176: 4171: 4166: 4160: 4158: 4157:Inter-Services 4151: 4150: 4145: 4144: 4143: 4133: 4127: 4125: 4121: 4120: 4117: 4116: 4114: 4113: 4112: 4111: 4106: 4101: 4090: 4088: 4082: 4081: 4079: 4078: 4073: 4072: 4071: 4060: 4058: 4051: 4050: 4045: 4040: 4039: 4038: 4035: 4025: 4024: 4023: 4015: 4014: 4013: 4004: 4002: 3998: 3997: 3992: 3989: 3988: 3976: 3975: 3968: 3961: 3953: 3944: 3943: 3940: 3939: 3936: 3935: 3933: 3932: 3927: 3922: 3917: 3912: 3907: 3902: 3897: 3895:Liberation War 3891: 3889: 3885: 3884: 3882: 3881: 3876: 3875: 3874: 3864: 3859: 3853: 3851: 3847: 3846: 3843: 3842: 3840: 3839: 3834: 3829: 3823: 3821: 3817: 3816: 3814: 3813: 3808: 3803: 3798: 3793: 3788: 3782: 3780: 3776: 3775: 3773: 3772: 3767: 3762: 3757: 3752: 3747: 3742: 3737: 3731: 3729: 3722: 3714: 3713: 3711: 3710: 3707: 3706:Related topics 3696: 3695: 3692: 3691: 3689: 3688: 3687: 3686: 3681: 3671: 3670: 3669: 3664: 3659: 3649: 3644: 3639: 3638: 3637: 3627: 3622: 3617: 3612: 3607: 3601: 3598: 3597: 3587: 3586: 3583: 3582: 3579: 3578: 3575: 3574: 3572: 3571: 3566: 3561: 3556: 3551: 3546: 3541: 3535: 3533: 3529: 3528: 3526: 3525: 3520: 3518:E. C. Kuruvila 3515: 3513:J. F. R. Jacob 3510: 3505: 3500: 3495: 3490: 3485: 3480: 3475: 3470: 3465: 3460: 3455: 3450: 3445: 3440: 3434: 3432: 3425: 3421: 3420: 3417: 3416: 3414: 3413: 3408: 3403: 3398: 3393: 3388: 3383: 3378: 3372: 3370: 3366: 3365: 3363: 3362: 3357: 3355:Siddique Salik 3352: 3347: 3342: 3337: 3335:Khadim Hussain 3332: 3327: 3325:Rao Farman Ali 3322: 3317: 3315:Yaqub Ali Khan 3312: 3307: 3302: 3297: 3291: 3289: 3282: 3278: 3277: 3274: 3273: 3271: 3270: 3265: 3260: 3255: 3250: 3245: 3240: 3235: 3230: 3225: 3220: 3218:Tajuddin Ahmad 3215: 3210: 3204: 3202: 3198: 3197: 3195: 3194: 3189: 3184: 3182:A. K. Khandker 3179: 3174: 3172:K M Shafiullah 3169: 3164: 3159: 3153: 3151: 3144: 3136: 3135: 3125: 3124: 3121: 3120: 3117: 3116: 3114: 3113: 3108: 3102: 3100: 3096: 3095: 3093: 3092: 3085: 3080: 3075: 3070: 3065: 3060: 3058:Demra massacre 3055: 3050: 3045: 3040: 3035: 3033:Ramna massacre 3030: 3025: 3019: 3017: 3011: 3010: 3008: 3007: 3006: 3005: 3000: 2990: 2985: 2980: 2975: 2970: 2965: 2960: 2958:Blood Telegram 2954: 2952: 2948: 2947: 2945: 2944: 2939: 2934: 2929: 2924: 2919: 2914: 2909: 2904: 2899: 2894: 2889: 2884: 2878: 2876: 2872: 2871: 2869: 2868: 2863: 2858: 2853: 2848: 2843: 2838: 2833: 2828: 2823: 2818: 2813: 2808: 2803: 2798: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2779: 2777: 2772: 2769: 2768: 2765: 2764: 2762: 2761: 2755: 2754: 2753: 2735: 2729: 2727: 2723: 2722: 2720: 2719: 2714: 2709: 2704: 2699: 2694: 2693: 2692: 2669: 2667: 2661: 2660: 2658: 2657: 2652: 2651: 2650: 2648:Hemayet Bahini 2645: 2640: 2635: 2630: 2625: 2617: 2611: 2606: 2601: 2596: 2591: 2590: 2589: 2584: 2579: 2569: 2564: 2558: 2556: 2547: 2539: 2538: 2536: 2535: 2532: 2529: 2526: 2523: 2520: 2509: 2508: 2505: 2504: 2501: 2500: 2498: 2497: 2492: 2487: 2482: 2477: 2472: 2466: 2464: 2460: 2459: 2457: 2456: 2451: 2446: 2441: 2436: 2431: 2425: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2416: 2415: 2410: 2405: 2400: 2395: 2390: 2385: 2380: 2375: 2370: 2365: 2360: 2355: 2349: 2347: 2343: 2342: 2340: 2339: 2334: 2329: 2327:Noakhali riots 2324: 2319: 2314: 2309: 2304: 2299: 2294: 2289: 2284: 2278: 2276: 2272: 2271: 2269: 2268: 2263: 2258: 2256:Bengal studies 2253: 2248: 2243: 2238: 2232: 2230: 2222: 2221: 2211: 2210: 2207: 2206: 2201: 2190: 2189: 2186: 2185: 2171: 2170: 2163: 2156: 2148: 2140: 2139: 2114: 2089: 2064: 2040: 2015: 1982: 1958: 1933: 1909: 1888: 1863: 1846:. 2014-03-17. 1831: 1806: 1782: 1749: 1732:. 2022-12-16. 1717: 1692: 1685: 1664: 1657: 1636: 1603: 1578: 1557: 1532: 1507: 1482: 1457: 1432: 1421:news.bbc.co.uk 1408: 1379: 1354: 1330: 1297: 1272: 1254: 1247: 1227: 1205: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1150: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1116: 1113: 1047:Allah Ho Akbar 909: 906: 902: 901: 898: 895: 875: 872: 814: 811: 809: 806: 805: 804: 795: 792: 780: 777: 776: 775: 769: 766: 746: 743: 741: 738: 691: 688: 638: 637: 622: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 585: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 533: 532: 525: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 478: 473: 468: 463: 456: 449: 441: 434: 427: 419: 418: 412: 411: 406: 400: 395: 390: 385: 379: 374: 369: 364: 359: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 327: 320: 312: 311: 305: 302: 301: 288: 287: 280: 273: 265: 257: 256: 251: 235: 234: 230: 229: 210: 134: 133: 129: 128: 118: 98: 97: 93: 92: 89: 88: 87: 86: 83: 75: 71: 70: 61: 59: 55: 54: 51: 43: 42: 31: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4463: 4452: 4449: 4447: 4444: 4442: 4439: 4437: 4434: 4432: 4429: 4427: 4424: 4422: 4419: 4417: 4414: 4412: 4409: 4408: 4406: 4399: 4390: 4386: 4382: 4378: 4368: 4362: 4359: 4357: 4354: 4352: 4351:Establishment 4349: 4348: 4346: 4344: 4340: 4330: 4327: 4325: 4324:Bahria (Navy) 4322: 4320: 4319:Askari (Army) 4317: 4315: 4314:Fauji (Joint) 4312: 4311: 4309: 4305: 4299: 4296: 4294: 4291: 4290: 4288: 4284: 4274: 4271: 4267: 4264: 4263: 4262: 4259: 4257: 4254: 4253: 4251: 4247: 4241: 4238: 4236: 4233: 4232: 4230: 4226: 4220: 4217: 4215: 4212: 4210: 4207: 4206: 4204: 4200: 4190: 4187: 4185: 4182: 4180: 4177: 4175: 4172: 4170: 4167: 4165: 4162: 4161: 4159: 4155: 4149: 4146: 4142: 4139: 4138: 4137: 4134: 4132: 4129: 4128: 4126: 4122: 4110: 4107: 4105: 4102: 4100: 4097: 4096: 4095: 4092: 4091: 4089: 4087: 4083: 4077: 4074: 4070: 4067: 4066: 4065: 4062: 4061: 4059: 4055: 4049: 4046: 4044: 4041: 4036: 4034: 4031: 4030: 4029: 4026: 4022: 4019: 4018: 4016: 4012: 4009: 4008: 4006: 4005: 4003: 3999: 3995: 3990: 3986: 3982: 3974: 3969: 3967: 3962: 3960: 3955: 3954: 3951: 3931: 3928: 3926: 3923: 3921: 3918: 3916: 3913: 3911: 3908: 3906: 3903: 3901: 3898: 3896: 3893: 3892: 3890: 3886: 3880: 3877: 3873: 3870: 3869: 3868: 3865: 3863: 3860: 3858: 3855: 3854: 3852: 3848: 3838: 3835: 3833: 3830: 3828: 3825: 3824: 3822: 3818: 3812: 3809: 3807: 3804: 3802: 3799: 3797: 3794: 3792: 3789: 3787: 3784: 3783: 3781: 3779:Anniversaries 3777: 3771: 3768: 3766: 3763: 3761: 3758: 3756: 3753: 3751: 3748: 3746: 3743: 3741: 3738: 3736: 3733: 3732: 3730: 3726: 3723: 3721:Commemoration 3719: 3715: 3708: 3705: 3704: 3701: 3697: 3685: 3682: 3680: 3677: 3676: 3675: 3672: 3668: 3665: 3663: 3660: 3658: 3655: 3654: 3653: 3650: 3648: 3645: 3643: 3640: 3636: 3633: 3632: 3631: 3628: 3626: 3623: 3621: 3618: 3616: 3613: 3611: 3608: 3606: 3603: 3602: 3599: 3592: 3588: 3570: 3567: 3565: 3562: 3560: 3557: 3555: 3554:Rameshwar Kao 3552: 3550: 3547: 3545: 3542: 3540: 3539:Indira Gandhi 3537: 3536: 3534: 3530: 3524: 3521: 3519: 3516: 3514: 3511: 3509: 3506: 3504: 3501: 3499: 3496: 3494: 3491: 3489: 3486: 3484: 3481: 3479: 3476: 3474: 3471: 3469: 3466: 3464: 3461: 3459: 3458:K. P. Candeth 3456: 3454: 3451: 3449: 3446: 3444: 3441: 3439: 3438:Sam Manekshaw 3436: 3435: 3433: 3429: 3426: 3424:Indian allies 3422: 3412: 3409: 3407: 3404: 3402: 3399: 3397: 3394: 3392: 3389: 3387: 3384: 3382: 3379: 3377: 3374: 3373: 3371: 3367: 3361: 3358: 3356: 3353: 3351: 3348: 3346: 3343: 3341: 3338: 3336: 3333: 3331: 3328: 3326: 3323: 3321: 3318: 3316: 3313: 3311: 3308: 3306: 3303: 3301: 3298: 3296: 3293: 3292: 3290: 3286: 3283: 3279: 3269: 3266: 3264: 3261: 3259: 3256: 3254: 3251: 3249: 3246: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3236: 3234: 3231: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3205: 3203: 3199: 3193: 3192:Matiur Rahman 3190: 3188: 3185: 3183: 3180: 3178: 3177:Shafaat Jamil 3175: 3173: 3170: 3168: 3165: 3163: 3160: 3158: 3155: 3154: 3152: 3148: 3145: 3141: 3137: 3130: 3126: 3112: 3109: 3107: 3104: 3103: 3101: 3097: 3091: 3090: 3086: 3084: 3081: 3079: 3076: 3074: 3071: 3069: 3066: 3064: 3061: 3059: 3056: 3054: 3051: 3049: 3046: 3044: 3041: 3039: 3036: 3034: 3031: 3029: 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Index

Conquest of Sylhet
Bangladesh Liberation War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Sylhet
Bangladesh

Bangladesh

India

Pakistan
Bangladesh
Ziaur Rahman
India
India
India
India
India
Kulwant Singh
India
Chandan Singh
Pakistan
Pakistan
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Bangladesh Liberation War
Mukti Bahini resistance
Searchlight
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