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Time magazine dubbed General Tikka Khan the "Butcher of Bengal" for his role in Operation Searchlight. [60] Targets of the operation included Jagannath Hall which was a dormitory for non-Muslim students of Dhaka University, Rajarbagh Police Lines, and Pilkhana, which is the headquarters of East Pakistan Rifles. About 34 students were killed in ...
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Part of the Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, Cold War, and Bangladesh Liberation War First row: Lt-Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, the Cdr. of Pakistani Eastern Comnd., signing the documented Instrument of Surrender in Dacca in the presence of Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora (GOC-in-C of Indian Eastern Comnd.). Surojit Sen of All India Radio is seen holding a microphone on the ...
Four nations (India, Pakistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Burma) that gained independence in 1947 and 1948. The Partition of India came in 1947 with the sudden grant of independence. [1] It was the intention of those who wished for a Muslim state to have a clean partition between independent and equal "Pakistan" and "Hindustan" once independence ...
He missed the wedding of his niece, Salma Sobhan (Pakistan's first woman barrister), because of his detention. [9] In 1963, Suhrawardy died in Beirut due to a heart attack. After his death, the Awami League veered towards Bengali nationalism, the 6-point movement, East Pakistani secession and ultimately Bangladeshi independence in 1971 ...
Pakistan offered training to Sri Lanka for intelligence gathering. [19] Apart from traditional military assistance to Sri Lanka, Pakistan has also offered to train Sri Lanka Police and State Intelligence Service (SIS) officers. Pakistan over the years has provided military munitions and systems to assist Sri Lanka in its Civil War with the LTTE ...
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. 16:25. 37.2. Wide Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Rizwan. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis. Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. 16:24 ...
1: 500 fatalities: Villages were completely devastated, and many villagers were struck by corrugated iron sheets. 43 bodies were thrown into a river. [1] Daulatpur–Saturia tornado: 26 April 1989: Dhaka Division, Bangladesh: 1 >1,300 fatalities, 12,000 injuries: 1.5 miles wide, deadliest tornado in world history. Estimated as an F3-F4 tornado. [1]