Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War[a] (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ Muktijuddho) was a revolutionary war for the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.[4] The war was between East Pakistan (later with the help of India) and West Pakistan and lasted nine months. West Pakistan is called Pakistan today.
Because of the war, 10 million refugees left the country and 30 million people left their homes.[5] Between 300,000 and 3 million people were killed, majority of them civilians, by the Pakistan Army.[6] Many Bengali women were raped, and there are documented cases of forced prostitution. Between 200,000 and 400,000 Bengali women were raped.[7] Pakistan's leaders openly supported the crime by labelling Bengali freedom fighters as "Hindus" and Bengali women as "the booty of war".[8] But in reality, more than 80 percent of the Bengali people were Muslim at that time.[9] The Pakistani Army committed genocide on larger parts of the Bengali population. This is known as the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities today. The Bengali Hindus bore the brunt of the massacres committed by the Pakistan Army as they began systemically targeting and exterminating Hindu villages.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's party won the Pakistan elections of 1970 and the military junta that ruled the country decided he must not be Prime Minister. The resulting war started on 26 March 1971 and finished on 16 December. A category 3 cyclone also happened during the war.
Ghulam Azam and Motiur Rahman Nizami were convicted for war crimes. Azam died before a final hearing. Nizami was executed for his crimes in May 2016.
Bangladesh Liberation War Media
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A map of the British Raj in 1909 showing Muslim majority areas in green, including modern-day Bangladesh in the east and Pakistan in the west
- Shaheed minar Roehl.jpg
Language movement memorial
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the leader of East Pakistan, and later Bangladesh
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The location of Bengali and Pakistani military units during Operation Searchlight, March 1971
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Independence proclamation messages by Rahman
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The eleven sectors during the Bangladesh Liberation War
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An advertisement for former Beatle George Harrison's "Bangla Desh" single, released in July 1971 to raise international awareness and funds for the millions of Bangladeshi refugees
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Illustration showing military units and troop movements during the war
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Cropped from Defense Department, US government (DSD.LBL.gov). Indira Gandhi and Dr. Seaborg (cropped out).
Sources
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