Mukti Bahini

Mukti Bahini (Bengali: মুক্তি বাহিনী)^[1] was a Bengali military force in East Pakistan. It fought against the Pakistan Army in the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[2] The war was fought in 1971, and the group was formed during the war. This organisation was also known as the Liberation Army of Bengal. Together with India it fought against the forces of West Pakistan. After the war, East Pakistan became independent from West Pakistan, and is known as Bangladesh today.

Mukti Bahini Media

1971 flag of Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh in 1971, used during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Location of West Pakistani (marked green) and rebel Bangladeshi (marked red) military units in March 1971.
Pakistan's Lt. Gen. A. A. K. Niazi signing the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender in Dhaka on 16 December 1971, in the presence of India's Lt. Gen. Aurora. Standing behind them are various officers from India's Army, Navy and Air Force.
Italian howitzers used by the Mujib Battery; now preserved at the Bangladesh Military Museum.
The National Martyrs' Memorial in Bangladesh

References

↑ Jahan, Rounaq (1 February 1973). "Bangladesh in 1972: Nation Building in a New State". Asian Survey. 13 (2): 199–210. doi:10.2307/2642736. JSTOR 2642736.
↑ Mukti Bahini must be given due credit for liberating Bangladesh: Gen Jacob. 19 October 2012. http://in.news.yahoo.com/mukti-bahini-must-given-due-credit-liberating-bangladesh-112253521.html. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

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[Jahan_1973-1] Jahan, Rounaq (1 February 1973). "Bangladesh in 1972: Nation Building in a New State". Asian Survey. 13 (2): 199–210. doi:10.2307/2642736. JSTOR 2642736.

[jacob-1-2] Mukti Bahini must be given due credit for liberating Bangladesh: Gen Jacob. 19 October 2012. http://in.news.yahoo.com/mukti-bahini-must-given-due-credit-liberating-bangladesh-112253521.html. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

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