Wednesday, September 18, 2013
প্রশিক্ষণ নিতে চান? তাহলে যেভাবে সিদ্ধান্ত নিবেন...
রাজশাহীতে বিএনপির নেতৃত্বাধীন ১৮ দলীয় জোটের বিভাগীয় ১৬ই সেপ্টেম্বরের মহাসমাবেশ আবারও প্রমাণ করেছে সবাই এখন নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার পুনর্বহালের পক্ষে
তাপদাহ উপেক্ষা করে খালেদার বক্তৃতা শুনেছে লাখ লাখ মানুষ :
‘রাজশাহীর মাটি বিএনপির ঘাঁটি’ তা আবারও প্রমাণিত হলো। সোমবার বিএনপি
চেয়ারপারসন বেগম খালেদা জিয়ার বক্তৃতা শুনতে রাজশাহী অঞ্চলের লাখ লাখ মানুষ
ঐতিহাসিক মাদরাসা মাঠে জমায়েত হয়েছিল। নগরবাসীরা বলছেন, রাজশাহীর ইতিহাসে
গতকালের সমাবেশ ছিল সবচেয়ে বড় সমাবেশ। ‘হাসিনা হটাও দেশ বাঁচাও’ স্লোগানে
স্লোগানে এ অঞ্চলের কয়েক লাখ জনতা বরণ করে নিল তিনবারের সাবেক
প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও আপসহীন নেতা খালেদা জিয়াকে। তাদের ভালোবাসায় সিক্ত হলেন
তিনি। গত কয়েক দিন থেকে সবাই উত্সুক ছিলেন নেত্রীর আন্দোলনমুখী বক্তৃতা
শোনার জন্য। প্রচণ্ড খড়তাপ দীর্ঘ প্রতীক্ষার পর গতকাল যখন ঘড়ির কাঁটায়
বিকাল ৪টা ৯ মিনিট, ঠিক তখন খালেদা জিয়া মঞ্চে ওঠেন। এ সময় জিয়া মোদের
চেতনা-নেত্রী মোদের খালেদা জিয়া এই মুহুর্মুহু স্লোগানে প্রকম্পিত হয়ে ওঠে
ঐতিহাসিক মাদরাসা ময়দান আর আশপাশের এলাকা। মঞ্চে উঠেই খালেদা হাত নেড়ে
উপস্থিত জনতাকে অভিনন্দন জানান।
রাজশাহীতে বিএনপির নেতৃত্বাধীন ১৮ দলীয় জোটের বিভাগীয় ১৬ই সেপ্টেম্বরের মহাসমাবেশ আবারও প্রমাণ করেছে সবাই এখন নির্দলীয় তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার পুনর্বহালের পক্ষে। ১৮ দল আয়োজিত এ জনসভায় সকাল ১০টা থেকে মাঠে জনস্রোত শুরু হয়। খালেদা জিয়ার বক্তব্য দেয়ার আগমুহূর্ত পর্যন্ত দলে দলে আসতে থাকে মানুষ। জনস্রোত জেলা উপজেলা ইউনিয়ন থেকে শুরু করে রাজশাহী মহানগরীর বিভিন্ন পাড়া মহল্লার নারী-পুরুষ ও কিশোর-কিশোরীরা আসে। বাদ যায়নি শিশুরাও। যে যেখানে পেরেছে সেখান থেকেই দাঁড়িয়ে কিংবা বসে খালেদা জিয়ার বক্তৃতা শুনেছেন। খালেদা জিয়ার আন্দোলনমুখী বক্তৃতা শুনে রাজশাহী মহানগরীসহ ৮ জেলার নেতাকর্মী-সমর্থক ছাড়াও সাধারণ মানুষ উজ্জীবিত। তারা যে কোনো আন্দোলনের জন্য প্রস্তুত বলে নেতাকে হাত তুলে প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়ে মাঠ ছেড়েছেন।
Monday, September 16, 2013
রাজশাহী মাদ্রাসা মাঠের জনসভায় দেশনেত্রী বেগম খালেদা জিয়া।
|| রাজশাহী মাদ্রাসা মাঠের জনসভায় দেশনেত্রী বেগম খালেদা জিয়া || |
"১৯৯৬ সালে আওয়ামী
লীগ যখন তত্ত্বাবধায়কের দাবিতে আন্দোলন করে তখন তো তা সংবিধানে ছিল না। তাহলে আপনারা
কেন চেয়েছিলেন। সেদিন আমরা আপনাদের
দাবি মেনেছিলাম, আজ আমাদেরটা মানুন। সেদিন আপনারা
অন্যায় দাবি করে ১৭৩ দিন হরতাল করেছিলেন। সেদিন জাতীয়
পার্টি-জামায়াতও আপনাদের সঙ্গে ছিল। আজ আমাদের
জনদাবি মেনে নিন। আপনার সংবিধানের
দোহাই দিয়ে তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারব্যবস্থা বাতিল করেছেন। সংবিধান
তো জনগণের জন্য। তত্ত্বাবধায়ক
এখন জনদাবি। এ দাবি জনগণের
স্বার্থেই মেনে নিতে হবে।"
-রাজশাহী মাদ্রাসা মাঠের জনসভায় দেশনেত্রী বেগম খালেদা জিয়া।
Saturday, September 14, 2013
War of Liberation, The began on 26 March 1971
War of Liberation,
The began on 26 March 1971 and ended with the liberation of
Bangladesh on 16 December 1971. The armed struggle was the culmination of a
series of events, situations and issues contributing to the progressively
deteriorating relations between East and West Pakistan. The questions of land
reforms, state language, inter-wing economic and administrative disparities,
provincial autonomy, the defense of East Pakistan and many other consequential
questions had been straining the relations between the two wings of Pakistan
ever since independence of the country from Britain in 1947.
The general elections of 1970 had
made sheikh mujibur rahman, the
leader of the awami league which
bagged 167 seats out of 169 allotted for East Pakistan, the sole spokesman of
the people of East Pakistan and majority leader in the Pakistan National
Assembly. But the Pakistan civil and military ruling clique had refused to
transfer power to the majority leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his party.
Sheikh Mujib also refused to yield to the pressure put on him for undue accommodation.
Sheikh's historic address on 7 March 1971 made this point quite clear to the
Pakistani military junta. Then began the civil disobedience movement. Meanwhile
talks started between Mujib and Yahya to resolve the outstanding issues.
While holding talks, the Pakistani
military junta was bringing more troops to Bangladesh and at the same time
wantonly killing innocent civilians all over the country. This clearly showed
that they were totally insincere about handing over power to the elected representatives
of Bangladesh. No sooner the talks failed, the genocide began, with the
Pakistan army's crackdown on the people of East Pakistan on the midnight of 25
March 1971. The Bengali soldiers serving in the then Pakistan Armed Forces and
para militia forces declared instantly their solidarity with the people's
liberation war.
The Pakistan Army was ordered to
launch operation on Bengali people at midnight of 25 March. According to the
plan for operation Search Light two headquarters were established. Major General
Rao Farman Ali with 57 Brigade under Brigedier Arbab was responsible for
operation in Dhaka city and its suburbs while Major General Khadim Raja was
given the responsibility of the rest of the province. Lieutenant General Tikka
Khan assumed the overall charge of the operation.
The students and the nationalist
political activists put up resistance outside the cantonment. Road blocks were
raised to obstruct the march of the Pakistani column to the city areas. The
wireless set fitted jeeps and trucks loaded with troops groaned on the streets
of Dhaka City at midnight of 25 March.
The
first column of the Pakistan army faced obstruction at Farmgate about one
kilometre from the cantonment due to a huge road block created by placing big
tree trunks across the road. The hulks of old cars and unserviceable steam
roller, were also used
Several hundred people chanted the
slogan Joi Bangla which lasted for about 15 minutes. But soon guns
silenced them. The army moved into the city before scheduled time and started
the genocide.
The military forces killed everybody
in sight on the footpath and destroyed everything on their way. The tanks
roared through the streets of Dhaka blasting indiscriminately at the people and
official and residential buildings. They gunned down clusters of settlements
and set fire on them. Scores of artillery bursts were pounded, while the tanks
rumbled into the city roaring the main streets. The student halls of residence
at Dhaka University were raided and numerous students residing there were
brutally killed and maimed. They also killed many teachers of Dhaka University.
The Hindu concentrated areas of old Dhaka were particularly targeted. They
started killing the people, burnt their houses, looted their valuables and
raped their women. The genocide that was perpetrated on the unarmed people was
flashed in the world press.
On 26 March Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
was taken prisoner by the Pakistan army. At about the same time, Major ziaur rahman announced Bangladesh's
independence on behalf of Sheikh Mujib from Kalurghat radio station at
Chittagong.
There were spontaneous uprisings
throughout Bangladesh following the call of independence. These uprisings were
participated by government officials, political activists, students, workers,
peasants, professionals and members of the public. After initial resistance,
many freedom fighters crossed over into Indian territory to have safe
sanctuary, due mainly to the enemy's overwhelming superiority of trained
soldiers and modern weapons. The scattered and temporarily retreating
rudimentary liberation forces were soon brought under a unified command.
On 4 April, the senior officers of
the liberation army assembled at the headquarters of 2nd East Bengal at
Teliapara, a semi hilly area covered by tea gardens where Colonel MAG Osmany,
Lieutenant Colonel Abdur Rob, Lieutenant Colonel Salahuddin Mohammad Reja,
Major Kazi Nuruzzaman, Major khaled
mosharraf, Major Nurul Islam, Major Shafat Jamil, Major Mainul Hossain
Chowdhury and others were present. In this meeting four senior commanders were
entrusted with the responsibility of operational areas. Sylhet-Brahmanbaria
area was placed under the command of Major Shafiullah. Comilla-Noakhali area
was given to Major Khaled Mosharraf while Chittagong-Chittagong Hill Tracts was
given to Major Ziaur Rahman. Kushtia-Jessore area was placed under command of
Major Abu Osman Chowdhury. In the meeting the organisational concept of the
freedom fighter forces and the command structure were chalked out. Colonel MAG
Osmany was to command the liberation forces, later named as mukti bahini.
An exile government called the
People's Republic of Bangladesh alias mujibnagar
government headed by tajuddin
ahmed was formed on 10 April. On the next day Tajuddin Ahmed announced
the names of three more regional commanders. Captain Newazish for Rangpur
region, Major Najmul Haque for Dinajpur-Rajshahi-Pabna and Major Jalil for
Barisal-Patuakhali region. All these regions were later named as sectors. All
of Bangladesh was divided into eleven such sectors and different sub-sectors
for operational purposes during the Sector Commander's conference held from 10
to 17 July 1971.
On 27 March, Prime Minister of India
Mrs. Indira Gandhi expressed full support of her government to the freedom
struggle of the Bengalis. Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened
Bangladesh-India border to allow the tortured and panick stricken Bengalis to
have safe shelter in India. The governments of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam,
Meghalaya and Tripura established refugee camps along the border. These camps
became ready ground for recruitment of the freedom fighters. The students,
peasants, workers and political activists joined the Mukti Bahini with high
spirit to liberate Bangladesh from the Pakistan army. They were given training
on tactics and the use of arms and explosives.
On
completion of training, they were posted to different sectors to fight the
enemy. The headquarters of the Bangladesh Forces was established at 8 Theatre
Road, Calcutta which started functioning from 12 April 1971. Lieutenant Colonel
M A Rab and Group Captain A K Khandaker were appointed as Chief of Staff and
Deputy Chief of Staff respectively
Refugees,
1971
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Besides Mukti Bahini, many other
bahinis were organised inside Bangladesh at different places to fight Pakistan
Army. These Bahinis included Kader Bahini of Tangail, Latif Mirza Bahini of
Sirajganj, Akbar Hossain Bahini of Jhinaidah, Hemayet Bahini of Faridpur,
Quddus Molla and Gafur Bahini of Barisal, Afsar Bahini of Mymensingh and Aftab
Bahini of Mymensingh.
A
crack platoon consisting of daring youths operated most valiantly in Dhaka city
as well. These bahinis were established as a local force based on their own
strength taking part in a number of battles with the occupation army. Siraj
Sikdar, leader of Sorbohara Party, also organised his force in Barisal.
Another Bahini named as Mujib Bahini
was organised in India with the active assistance of Major General Oban of the
Indian army an expert on guerilla warfare. Mujib Bahini was trained at
Dehradun. Student League leaders sheikh
fazlul haq mani, Tofael Ahmed, Abdur Razzak and Sirajul Alam Khan were
organisers of this Bahini.
Mukti Bahini consisted of the
regular and the irregular forces. The regulars were later called 'Niomita
Bahini' (regular force) and the irregulars were called 'Gono Bahini' (people's
Force). The regulars included East Bengal Regiment and EPR troops. The
irregular forces, which after initial training joined different sectors, consisted
of the students, peasants, workers and political activists.
Irregular forces were inducted
inside Bangladesh territory to adopt guerilla warfare against the enemy. The
regular forces were engaged in fighting in conventional way. The first
conventional brigade named as 'Z' Force was created in July. Major Ziaur Rahman
was appointed commander of this brigade and the brigade was named as 'Z' Force
after the first letter of his name. This brigade consisted of 1, 3 and 8 East
Bengal.
Second
regular brigade 'S' Force was created in October and consisted of 2 and 11 East
Bengal. 'S' Force was named after the initial letter of the name of its
commander Shafiullah. Similarly the 'K' Force created with 4, 9 and 10 East
Bengal which was commanded by Khaled Mosharraf.
Bangladesh Air Force, which was
organised by Air Commodore A K Khondaker, was created in Dimapur of Nagaland on
28 September. Squadron Leader Sultan Mahmud, Flight Lieutenant Badrul Alam,
Captain Khaleq, Sattar, Shahabuddin, Mukit, Akram and Sharfuddin and 67 airmen
initially joined the Bangladesh Air Force, which had only few Dakota, Auter
type air plane and Aluvet helicopters.
Similarly, Bangladesh Navy was also
established with the Naval troops deserted from the Pakistan Navy. On 9
November 1971, the first naval fleet 'Bangabandhu Naubohar' consisting of six
small ships was inaugurated. The command structure of the Bangladesh Forces was
fully organised with the regular brigades, sector troops and guerilla forces,
the Bangladesh Airforce and the Navy. The Mukti Bahini had fought many
successful battles in putting up initial resistance.
But
within a short time, they were temporarily contained by the Pakistan army and
were compelled to withdraw to the safe sanctuary in the Indian territory. The
Mukti Bahini was, however, re-equipped, reorganised and retrained. As a result,
it got into fighting with fresh zeal after April-May 1971.
At the international level, the
United States and the People's Republic of China considered the crisis as an
internal affair of Pakistan. On the other hand, India, Soviet Union and her
allies and general masses in Japan, and Western countries stood solidly behind
Bangladesh. In order to gain strategic advantage vis-a-vis Sino-US-Pakistan
axis, Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty was signed on 9 August 1971. It provided a
new dimension to the War of Liberation.
Having realised that the Pakistan
army could not be defeated by conventional warfare method, it was decided to
create large guerilla forces all over the country. All Sector commanders were
accordingly ordered to recruit, train and induct guerillas inside the country.
The joint command of the Mukti
Bahini and the Indian army was underway from November 1971. Lieutenant General
Jagjit Singh Aurora, Commander, Eastern Command of Indian Army, became the
commander of the joint forces. The joint command of the Mukti Bahini and the
Indian Army, however, started operation from the evening of 3 December, when
the Pakistan Air Force bombed Amritsar, Sree Nagar and the Kashmir valley.
Immediately, the Indian armed forces were ordered to hit back the Pakistan army
and thus the Indo-Pak war broke out. The Mukti Bahini and the Indian army
continued advancing inside Bangladesh and the defeat and surrender of the
Pakistan army became a matter of time. International efforts for a cease-fire
before Bangladesh is fully liberated failed due to Soviet veto in the United
Nations Security Council.
The
Indian troops and the freedom fighters of No 11 Sector reached Tongi on 14
December and Savar in the morning of 16 December. Major General Jamshed,
commander 36 Division of the Pakistan Army received Major General Nagra at
Mirpur Bridge near Dhaka City. The Mukti Bahini and the Indian forces entered
Dhaka city at 10.10 a. m. Major General Jacob, the Chief of Staff of the Indian
Eastern command landed at Dhaka airport at 1 p.m. with the draft instrument of
surrender.
A fleet of helicopters landed on the
tarmac of Dhaka airport at about 4 p.m. with Lieutenant General Aurora and his
staff. Group Captain AK Khandaker, Deputy Chief of Staff, Bangladesh Forces
represented the Mukti Bahini. Lieutenant General AAK Niazi received Lieutenant
General Aurora. The instrument of surrender was signed by Lieutenant Jagit Sing
Aurora and Lieutenant General Niazi at the ramna
racecourse (now Suhrawardy Uddyan) at one minute past 5 p.m. on 16
December 1971. [Rafiqul Islam]
Sectors
of the War of Liberation In
the War of Liberation in 1971 the whole geographical area of the then East
Pakistan was strategically divided into eleven sectors with a sector commander
for each of them. For better efficiency in military operations each of the sectors
were divided into a number of sub-sectors under a commander.
Sector 1 comprised the districts of
Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts, and the entire eastern area of the
Noakhali district on the banks of the river Muhuri. The headquarters of the
sector was at Harina. The sector commander was Major Ziaur Rahman, later
replaced by Major Rafiqul Islam. The five sub-sectors of this sector (and their
commanders) were: Rishimukh (Captain Shamsul Islam); Sreenagar (Captain Matiur
Rahman, later replaced by Captain Mahfuzur Rahman); Manughat (Captain Mahfuzur
Rahman); Tabalchhari (Subedar Ali Hossain); and Dimagiri (a Subedar, whose name
is not known).
A contingent of nearly ten thousand
freedom fighters fought in this sector. They included about two thousand
members of the EPR, police, army, nave and air forces and about eight thousand
paramilitary troops. The guerilla fighters of this sector were deputed to
operate inside the country in 137 groups.
Sector
2 comprised
the districts of Dhaka, Comilla, and Faridpur, and part of Noakhali district.
The sector commander was Major Khaled Mosharraf, later replaced by Major ATM
Haider. About thirty five thousand guerilla fighters fought in this sector.
Nearly six thousand of them were members of regular armed forces. The six
sub-sectors of this sector (and their commanders) were: Gaugasagar, Akhaura and
Kasba (Mahbub, later replaced by Lieutenant Farooq, and Lieutenant Humayun
Kabir); Mandabhav (Captain Gaffar); Shalda-nadi (Abdus Saleq Chowdhury);
Matinagar (Lieutenant Didarul Alam); Nirbhoypur (Captain Akbar, later replaced
by Lieutant Mahbub); and Rajnagar (Captain Jafar Imam, later replaced by
Captain Shahid, and Lieutenant Imamuzzaman).
Sector
3 comprised
the area between Churaman Kathi (near Sreemangal) and Sylhet in the north and
Singerbil of Brahmanbaria in the south. The sector commander was Major KM
Shafiullah, later replaced by Major ANM Nuruzzaman. Nineteen guerilla bases
operated in this sector. By November 1971, the number of the guerilla fighters
in the sector stood at nearly thirty thousand. The ten sub-sectors of this
sector (and their commanders) were: Asrambari (Captain Aziz, later replaced by
Captain Ejaz); Baghaibari (Captain Aziz, later replaced by Captain Ejaz);
Hatkata (Captain Matiur Rahman); Simla (Captain Matin); Panchabati (Captain
Nasim); Mantala (Captain MSA Bhuyan); Vijoynagar (Captain MSA Bhuyan);
Kalachhora (Lieutenant Majumdar); Kalkalia (Lieutenant Golam Helal Morshed);
and Bamutia (Lieutenant Sayeed).
Sector
4 comprised
the area from Habiganj sub-division of Sylhet district on the north to
Kanaighat Police Station on the south along the 100 mile long border with
India. The sector commander was Major Chittarajan Datta, later replaced by
Captain A Rab. The headquarters of the sector was initially at Karimganj and
later at Masimpur. The freedom fighters in this sector included about nine
thousand guerilla fighters and about four thousand regular members of the armed
forces. The six sub-sectors of this sector (and their commanders) were:
Jalalpur (Masudur Rab Sadi); Barapunji (Captain A Rab); Amlasid (Lieutenant
Zahir); Kukital (Flight Lieutenant Kader, later replaced by Captain Shariful
Haq); Kailas Shahar (Lieutenant Wakiuzzaman); and Kamalpur (Captain Enam).
Sector
5 comprised
the area from Durgapur to Danki (Tamabil) of Sylhet district and the entire
area upto the eastern borders of the district. Sector commander was Major Mir
Shawkat Ali. The headquarters of the sector was at Banshtala. The six
sub-sectors of this sector (and their commanders) were: Muktapur (Subedar Nazir
Hossain, freedom fighter Faruq was second in command); Dauki (Subedar Major BR
Chowdhury); Shela (Captain Helal, who had two assistant commanders, Lieutenant
Mahbubar Rahman and Lieutenant Abdur Rauf); Bholajanj (Lieutenant Taheruddin
Akhunji who had Lieutenant SM Khaled as assistant commander); Balat (Subedar
Ghani, later replaced by Captain Salahuddin and freedom fighter Enanmul Haq
Chowdhury); and Barachhara (Captain Muslim Uddin).
Sector
6 comprised
Rangpur district and part of Dinajpur district. Wing Commander M Khdemul Bashar
was the sector commander. The headquarters of the sector was at Burimari near
Patgram. The number of soldiers in this sector was 700, which rose to about
eleven thousand in December. The five sub-sectors of the sector (and their
commanders were: Bhajanpur (Captain Nazrul, later replaced by Squadron leader
Sadruddin and Captain Shahriyar); Patgram (initially, some junior commissioned
officers of the EPR and later, Captain Matiur Rahman); Sahebganj (Captain
Nawazesh Uddin); Mogalhat (Captain Delwar); and Chilahati (Flight Lieutenant
Iqbal).
Sector
7 comprised
the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogra and part of Dinajpur district. The
sector commander was Major Nazrul Haq, later replaced by Subedar Major A Rab
and Kazi Nuruzzaman. The headquarters of the sector was at Taranngapur. About
fifteen thousand freedom fighters fought in this sector. The eight sub-sectors
of the sector (and their commanders were): Malan (initially some junior commanding
officers and later, Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir); Tapan (Major Nazmul Haq, later
replaced by some junior commanding officers of the EPR); Mehdipur (Subedar
Iliyas, later replaced by Captain Mahiuddin Jahangir); Hamzapur (Captain
Idris); Anginabad (a freedom fighter); Sheikhpara (Captain Rashid); Thokrabari
(Subedar Muazzam); and Lalgola (Captain Gheyasuddin Chowdhury).
Sector
8 In
April 1971, the operational area of the sector comprised the districts of
Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali. At the end of May
the sector was reconstituted and comprised the districts of Kusthia, Jessore
and Khulna districts, Satkhira sub-division, and the northern part of Faridpur
district. The sector commander was Major Abu Osman Chowdhury, later replaced by
Major MA Manzur. The headquarters of the sector was at Benapole. About ten
thousand freedom fighters fought in this sector. The seven sub-sectors of the
sector (and their commanders) were: Boyra (Captain Khondakar Nazmul Huda);
Hakimpur (Captain Shafiq Ullah); Bhomra (Captain Salahuddin later replaced by
Captain Shahabuddin); Lalbazar (Captain AR Azam Chowdhury); Banpur (Captain
Mostafizur Rahman); Benapole (Captain Abdul Halim, later replaced by Captain
Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury); and Shikarpur (Captain Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury,
later replaced by Lieutenant Jahangir).
Sector
9 comprised
the districts of Barisal and Patuakhali, and parts of the district of Khulna
and Faridpur. The sector commander was Major ma
jalil, later replaced by Major MA Manzur and Major Joynal Abedin. The
three sub-sectors of the sector were: Taki, Hingalganj, and Shamshernagar.
Sector
10 This
sector was constituted with the naval commandos. Eight Bengali officers of
Pakistan Navy trained in France were the pioneers in forming this force. These
officers were Ghazi Mohammad Rahmatullah (Chief Petty Officer), Syed Mosharraf
Hossain (Petty Officer), Amin Ullah Sheikh (Petty Officer); Ahsan Ullah (M
E-1), AW Chowdhury (RO-1), Badiul Alam (ME-1), AR Miah (EN-1), Abedur Rahman
(Steward-1). These eight officers were given special training on the river
Jamuna near Delhi under the auspices of the Indian Navy. The force was later commanded
by Indian commander MN Sumanta.
Sector
11 comprised the districts of Mymensingh and Tangail,
Major M Abu Taher was the sector commander. After Major Taher was seriously
wounded in a battle, he was replaced by Squadron Leader Hamidullah. The headquarters
of the sector was at Mahendraganj. About twenty five thousand freedom fighters
fought in this sector. The eight sub-sectors of the sector (and their
commanders) were: Mankarchar (Squadron Leader Hamidullah); Mahendraganj
(Lieutenant Mannan); Purakhasia (Lieutenant Hashem); Dhalu (Lieutenant Taher,
later replaced by Lieutenant Kamal); Rangra (Matiur Rahman); Shivabari (some
junior commanding officers of the EPR); Bagmara (some junior commanding
officers of the EPR); and Maheshkhola (a member of the EPR). [Syeda Momtaz
Sheren]
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