After Operation Searchlight and the brutal genocide led by Lt. Gen. Tikka Khan on the masses of the Bengali (East Pakistani) people on the night of 25th March 1971, a chronic uproar resulted in the next day of 26th March, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s declaration of independence was broadcasted all over the country. On 27th March, Major Ziaur Rahman, the commander of the East Bengal Regiment in Chittagong, broadcasted two declarations on behalf of Sheikh Mujib stating himself as the temporary Head of the Republic and the proclaiming the independent state of Bangladesh.
K. F. Rustamji, the first Director General and founding father of the Indian Border Security Force who helped Tajuddin Ahmad and Barrister Amirul Islam seek Indira Gandhi's help, …show more content…
The operation was initially commanded by Maj. Gen. Onkar Singh Kalkat and after two months operational command was assumed by Maj. Gen. B. N. 'Jimmy' Sarcar. Despite the limitations and challenges rising from the state of the Indian transport system, remoteness of the guerrilla bases, unavailability and inadequacy of proper supplies,[13] and the decision of Bangladesh High Command to put the maximum number of guerrillas into battle in the minimum time possible (often after 4 to 6 weeks of training, sometimes resulting in only 50% of the personnel receiving firearms initially), the operation was effective enough to support the 30,000 regular soldiers and 100,000 guerrillas that Bangladesh eventually fielded in 1971, and help run a Mukti Bahini campaign which destroyed Pakistani military infrastructures, killed unspecified military units, and harshly demoralized the Pakistani …show more content…
Bengali conventional force would occupy lodgment areas inside Bangladesh and then Bangladesh government would request international diplomatic recognition and intervention. The location was settled on Sylhet.
2. Sending the maximum number to guerrillas inside Bangladesh as soon as possible with the following objectives
• Increasing Pakistani casualties through raids and ambush
• Cripple economic activity by hitting power stations, railway lines, storage depots and communication networks.
• Destroy Pakistan army mobility by blowing up bridges/culverts, fuel depots, trains and river crafts.
• The strategic objective is to make the Pakistanis to spread their forces inside the province, so attacks can be made on isolated Pakistani
K. F. Rustamji, the first Director General and founding father of the Indian Border Security Force who helped Tajuddin Ahmad and Barrister Amirul Islam seek Indira Gandhi's help, …show more content…
The operation was initially commanded by Maj. Gen. Onkar Singh Kalkat and after two months operational command was assumed by Maj. Gen. B. N. 'Jimmy' Sarcar. Despite the limitations and challenges rising from the state of the Indian transport system, remoteness of the guerrilla bases, unavailability and inadequacy of proper supplies,[13] and the decision of Bangladesh High Command to put the maximum number of guerrillas into battle in the minimum time possible (often after 4 to 6 weeks of training, sometimes resulting in only 50% of the personnel receiving firearms initially), the operation was effective enough to support the 30,000 regular soldiers and 100,000 guerrillas that Bangladesh eventually fielded in 1971, and help run a Mukti Bahini campaign which destroyed Pakistani military infrastructures, killed unspecified military units, and harshly demoralized the Pakistani …show more content…
Bengali conventional force would occupy lodgment areas inside Bangladesh and then Bangladesh government would request international diplomatic recognition and intervention. The location was settled on Sylhet.
2. Sending the maximum number to guerrillas inside Bangladesh as soon as possible with the following objectives
• Increasing Pakistani casualties through raids and ambush
• Cripple economic activity by hitting power stations, railway lines, storage depots and communication networks.
• Destroy Pakistan army mobility by blowing up bridges/culverts, fuel depots, trains and river crafts.
• The strategic objective is to make the Pakistanis to spread their forces inside the province, so attacks can be made on isolated Pakistani