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BANGLADESH
LIBERATION
ARMED
FORCE
Mukti
Bahini
Head quarter: Mujib Nagar
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Immediately after start of genocide on March
25, 1971 Bengalee members of
armed forces,
East Pakistan Rifles, Police and Ansars
together with patriotic
youth built up local
resistance. On 4th April
highranking officials of Armed Forces
involved in resistance in Eastern part met
at Teliapara, Sylhet for planning
coordinated actions.
Cabinet meeting of
Bangladesh government of July 11, 1971
appointed Col.
M A G Osmani as Commander in
Chief, Lt. Col. Abdur Rab as chief of Army
Staff
and Group Captain A K Khandker as
Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air
Force. In this meeting, Bangladesh was
divided into Eleven Sectors under Sector
Commanders. 10th. Sector was
directly placed under Commander in Chief and
included the Naval Commandos and C-in-C’s
special force. Sector Commanders
basically
lead guerrilla warfare; later three regular
army brigades were formed.
On November 21,
1971 Bangladesh Liberation Force and Indian
Army formed
allied command which won
ultimate victory on December 16, 1971.
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Col.
M A G Osmany
Commander in Chief |
Group Captain A K Khandker
Deputy Chief of Command and
Chief of Air Force |
Lt.
Col. Abdur Rab
Chief of Army Staff |
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Sector - 1
Major
Ziaur Rahman (till June)
Captain Rafiqul Islam (July to December)
Coverage Area: Chittagong, Chittagong Hill
Tracts up to Eastern side of Muhuri
River
Head Quarter : Harina
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Major
Ziaur Rahman |
Captain
Rafiqul
Islam |
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Major
Khaled Musarraf |
Captain
A T M Hyder |
Sector
-2
Major
Khaled Musarraf (till 21 October)
Captain A T M Hyder (22 October to December)
Noakhali, part of Comilla, Dhaka city and
Eastern part of Faridpur
Head Quarter : Melaghar |
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Sector -3
Major
K M Shafiullah (till
September)
Major A N M Nuruzzaman
(September to
December)
Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet
and Comilla
districts and
Northern side of Dhaka
district
Head Quarter : Montala (Sylhet)
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Major
K M Shafiullah |
Major
A N M Nuruzzaman |
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Sector – 4
Major
C R Dutta
Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet district
Head Quarter : Khoai
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Major
C R Dutta |
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Major
Mir Shawkat Ali |
Sector -5
Major
Mir Shawkat Ali
Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet district,
Ajmirigonj and Western part of Lakhai
Head Quarter : Shillong
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Sector -6
Wing
Commander Khademul Bashar (till December)
Coverage
Area:Rangpur and Thakurgaon of Dinajpur
district
Head Quarter : Patgram (Rangpur)
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Commander
Khademul Bashar |
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Major
Kazi Nuruzzaman |
Major
Nazmul Huq |
Sector -7
Major
Nazmul Huq (till August)
Major Kazi Nuruzzaman (September to
December)
Coverage Area:Rajshahi, Pabna and Bogra
Head Quarter : Tarangapur
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Sector -8
Major
Abu Osman Chowdhury
(till August)
Major M A Manzoor
(September to December)
Coverage Area:Jessore,
Kustia, Faridpur and
part of
Khulna
district
Head Quarter : Kalayani
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Major
Abu Osman Chowdhury
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Major
M A Manzoor |
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Major
M A Jalil Mia |
Sector -9
Major
M A Jalil Mia
Coverage Area:Barisal, Patuakhali and part
of Khulna
Head Quarter : Hasnabad
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Sector
-10
Naval Commando
C-in-C’s Special force
Naval Commandos conducted major
operations in river and seaports at Chittagong,
Mangla,
Narayangonj and Chandpur. Significant
coordinated operations were made at Chittagong
port
in the night of August 15,
1971 mining and
thus destroying 17 Pakistani ships. This Naval
Commando was placed directly
under Commander in
Chief of Bangladesh Liberation Armed
Force.
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Sector -11
Major Abu Taher (till November)
Sq. Leader Hamidullah (November
to
December)
Coverage Area:Tangail and part
of Mymensingh
district
Head Quarters : Mohendraganj
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Major
Abu Taher |
Sq.
Leader Hamidullah |
Three
brigades were formed in July, September and
October and were named after
respective
commanders.
Z-force
Head Quarters : Teldhala
Commander : Lt. Col. Ziaur Rahman
K-force
Head Quarters :
Agartala
Commander : Lt. Col. Khaled Mosharraf
S-force
Head Quarters : Hajamara
Commander : Lt. Col. K M Shafiullah
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