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The Mukti Bahini (Bengali: মুক্তি বাহিনী, romanized: Mukti Bahinee), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. [3]
[11] [12] The table below provides a list of the BDF sectors along with the area under each of them, the names of the BDF commanders of 11 sectors and sub-sectors. [13] [1] The 10th BDF Sector was directly placed under Commander in Chief and included the Naval Commandos and C-in-C's special force.
In 2015, the council decided to give Birangonas, women who were raped in the Bangladesh Liberation war, the status of freedom fighters including the associated benefits. [ 6 ] On 23 January 2017, Bangladesh High Court asked the government to explain why asking the council to investigate and removed "fake freedom fighters" is not illegal under ...
Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust or Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust [1] is a government owned and operated trust in Bangladesh established to look after the interest of former Mukti Bahini members and others who fought for Bangladesh in its Independence war and their family members.
Shawkat Ali (c. 1952 – July 4, 2020) was a fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War and a former officer of the Bangladesh Army. For his immense bravery during the war, the Government of Bangladesh awarded him the title of Bir Protik. He served as the sub-sector commander of Sector 1. [2] [3]
In 2016, the Bangladeshi cabinet rejected a proposal of the ministry to raise the retirement age of freedom fighters. [4] Mozammel Haque called for a review of ties with Pakistan. [ 5 ]
Generally speaking, freedom fighters are people who use physical force to cause a change in the political and or social order. Notable examples include uMkhonto we Sizwe in South Africa, the Sons of Liberty in the American Revolution, the Irish Republican Army in Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in Eritrea, the Mukti Bahini in Bangladesh Liberation War, and ...
It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and died in action for their nation. They are considered martyrs. [1] Recipients All the recipients of this award were killed in action during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. The award was published by the Bangladesh Gazette on 15 December 1973.