M. A. G. Osmani

Muhammad Ataul Gani Osmani (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ আতাউল গণি ওসমানী; 1 September 1918 – 16 February 1984), also known as Bangabir (the so-called Hero of Bengal), was the commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh separatist rebel forces during the 1971 East Pakistan Separatist War of Secession.

M. A. G. Osmani Media

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  BD Army General Star Plate

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  Pakistani and Bengali units on 25 March 1971, during Operation Searchlight; some unit locations are not shown.

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  Operation Searchlight: Pakistan army operation 10 April  - 19 June. Not to scale; some troop movements and locations are indicative only.

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  Kaiser Jeep wagon used by Osmani to visit the front during the war

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  Pakistani deployment in May 1971, after reorganization of Eastern Command forces following Operation Searchlight (some unit locations not shown)

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  Partial representation of Pakistani and Mukti Bahini forces in November 1971; some location are approximate.

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  Sculpture of M.A.G. Osmani at Mujibnagar, Khulna

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  Epitaph of Osmani at the Shah Jalal Dargah

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  The airport in Osmani's hometown, Sylhet, has been named in his honour.