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The Bangladesh Forces was organized for the war in 1971 into in 11 divisions (sectors) and later 3 indep brigades were christened, under BDF HQ situated at 8 Theatre Road, Calcutta, West Bengal. Bangladesh interim provincial government of July 11, 1971 appointed Col. M A G Osmani as Commander in Chief.
The Mukti Bahini (Bengali: মুক্তি বাহিনী, romanized: Mukti Bahinee), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. [3]
Taramon Bibi Bir Protik (c. 1956 – 1 December 2018) [1] was one of the two female freedom fighters in Bangladesh obtaining the Bir Protik award. [2] [3] She engaged in direct combat during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 as a member of the Mukti Bahini (Liberation Army) which was a guerrilla force that fought against the Pakistan military.
Bangladesh Liberation War ... [11] (including 79,676 ... The 10th Sector was placed under Osmani's command and included the Naval Commandos and C-in-C's special force
He was the commanding officer of the 3rd East Bengal Regiment of Z Force Brigade in Sector 11 of Bangladesh Forces during the War of Bangladesh Independence in 1971. He was among the first Bengali officers who rebelled against the Pakistani Army in the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh and later fought in 11 sector and in Sylhet sector. [1]
Melaghar Camp was a training camp for Bengali guerrilla fighters during the Bangladesh Liberation War. In a cabinet meeting of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh, held on July 11, 1971, the Bangladesh Forces were divided into eleven sectors. Melaghar, near Agartala, India, was the headquarters of sector two. [1]
During the Liberation War, East Pakistan was divided into 11 sectors. Each sector had a commander and a demarcated area of responsibility except sector 10. Sector 10 was nominally responsible for the coastal belt but actually operated over the entire country.
Sector Commander-07 Major 06 Mir Showkat Ali: Sector Commander-05 Major 07 Khaled Mosharraf: Commander, K Force Major 08 Abdul Manzur: Sector Commander-08 Major 09 Abu Taher: Interim Sector Commander-11 Major 10 A N M Nuruzzaman: Sector Commander-03 Captain 11 Rafiqul Islam: Sector Commander-01 Captain 12 Abdus Salek Choudhury: Sector Commander ...