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Heartfelt homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a champion of human rights and freedom, on his birth anniversary. His ideals continue to inspire millions across the world.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Maitree

Congratulations to the people of Bangladesh on their National Day. The proclamation of Independence by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman this very day in 1971 is a moment in history that paved the way for the Liberation of Bangladesh.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Maitree

বাংলাদেশের জনগণকে তাদের জাতীয় দিবসে অভিনন্দন। ১৯৭১ সালের এই দিনেই বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমানের স্বাধীনতার ঘোষণা ইতিহাসের একটি মুহূর্ত যা বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার পথ প্রশস্ত করেছিল।
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27 Mar 1971
As #Bangabandhu proclaimed Free #Bangladesh, Pakistan announces arrest of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman & kill over 10,000 #Bengali people, in what would be a #Genocide of unimaginable scale.
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27 Mar 1971
Major Ziaur Rahman, on behalf of #Bangabandhu read-out the declaration of #Independence of #Bangladesh from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, Chittagong as a call for rallying the freedom fighters.

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28 Mar 1971
Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra reports troops of Punjab Regiment of #Pakistan Army began surrendering to liberation forces of #Bangladesh, even as Pakistani aircraft bombed Comilla & other locations.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Maitree #History #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

Freedom fighters immobilised Pak troops by raising wood & brick barricades across streets, blowing up bridges over rivers & streams crisscrossing the land, dismantling & destroying railway tracks & stations.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Maitree #History #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

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Mukti Bahini retaliates successfully against Pak army outside Chittagong Cantt nr Medical College. 2nd East Bengal Bn pledges support for Bangladesh in a congregation convened by Maj KM Saifullah.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Maitree #History #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

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মুক্তিবাহিনী মেডিকেল কলেজের কাছে চট্টগ্রাম ক্যান্টের বাইরে পাকবাহিনীর বিরুদ্ধে সফলভাবে পাল্টা জবাব দেয়। ২য় ইস্ট বেঙ্গল ব্যাটালিয়ন মেজর কে এম সাইফুল্লাহর আহবানে একটি মণ্ডলীতে বাংলাদেশের জন্য সমর্থনের অঙ্গীকার করেছে।
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

31 March 1971

Tajuddin Ahmad & M Amir-ul Islam meet DG BSF K F Rustamji in Assam House, Calcutta after being recieved at Meherpur by Golok Majumdar IG Eastern Command.

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01 April 1971
Indian Parliament Condemns Pakistani 'Massacre' in East Pakistan that "amounts to genocide", & assured "that their struggle & sacrifices will receive wholehearted sympathy & support of the people of India."
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01 April 1971
Tajuddin & Amir-ul Islam along with Golok Majumdar head for Delhi to meet Indian Prime Minister after meeting M A G Osmani in Krishnanagar & arranging weapons & ammunition
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Source: Rustamji's Diaries

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Demolition of Subhapur Bridge (East Pakistan) carried out by BOP Srinagar F Coy, 92 Bn BSF led by P K Ghosh, Comdt (Retd) (later named Capt. Ali), Cdo Pl led by C P Arora, AC & the brave liberation fighters led by Hav Nooruddin.
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As Liberation forces bravely fend off attacks in Shamshernagar(Sylhet), Jessore & other places, stories of courage & bravery of liberation fighters amid atrocities perpetrated by Pak forces revealed in vivid detail.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

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A crucial day in the course of Liberation War as Tajuddin meets with Indian PM who acknowledges Bangladesh leadership.
Back in East Pakistan, Liberation fighters continue their battle against the brutal West Pakistan offensive.
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American news magazine ‘Newsweek’ published a special article on Bangabandhu’s 7 March Speech in which the Great Leader was described as a ‘Poet of Politics’.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Maitree #History #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive Archer Kent Blood, who served as the last American Consul General to Dhaka sends a strongly worded "Blood Telegram" protesting against the atrocities committed by West Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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‘Opening the Diplomatic Front of the Liberation War.’
2 young Bengali diplomats, K. M. Shehabuddin & Amzadul Haq announce their decision to defect & declare their allegiance to Bangladesh at a press conference in New Delhi.
#Tribute
Source: mofa.gov.bd/site/page/3164…

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Entire Sylhet region comes under control of Mukti Bahini.
Media reports of persistent silence on the bloodbath & how Pak soldiers walked up to anyone wearing a lungi (native Bengali dress) & shot them in their heads.
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5 Trg centers opened by @BSF_India in Tripura to train Mukti Yodha at Simna, Kathulia, Bagafa, Patharkandi & Ashrambari. More camps set up by BSF at Hingalgang, Hasnabad, Taki, Itinda, Boyra, Betai, Shikarpur, Jalangi, Gourbagan, Patiram, Papri & Tapurhat.
#History

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Tajuddin & Amirul Islam return to Calcutta after meeting the Prime Minister, top ranking officers & their own East Bengal intellectuals who happen to be in New Delhi, including M.R. Siddiqui, Prof Yusuf Ali, Sirajul Haq, Shubban" & some selected pressmen.
#Maitree

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Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence, Mujibnagar, Bangladesh

The proclamation (drafted by Barrister M Amir-ul Islam & reviewed by Indian Barrister Subrata Roy Chowdhury) adopted on 10 Apr 1971 was publicly announced at the oath-taking ceremony of the cabinet.

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Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister of Govt of Bangladesh eulogises the Liberation Army in a spirited & patriotic radio address & calls upon people of Bangladesh to mobilise their energy for the liberation struggle.
#MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

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Witness of History: The man behind forming Mujibnagar Government | মুজিবনগর সরকার গঠনের পেছনের গল্প in the words of Barrister M Amir-ul Islam.

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#DidYouKnow
During Liberation War, Bangladesh Sena Bahini (Bangladesh Defence Forces) were organized into eleven sectors & assigned anti-clockwise numbers starting from Chittagong).
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PC: Liberation War Museum

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#DidYouKnow
Women in War: The Liberation War is replete with stories of courage & valour of the women as well as their contribution in Field Hospitals while tending to the wounded.
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PC: Liberation War Museum

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Chuadanga (Khulna) was initial choice of venue (designated temporary capital of Bangladesh Provisional Govt) for swearing in government in exile, but ruled out after Pakistan strafed & dropped napalm bombs on Chuadanga.
Witness of History:

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Barrister Amir-ul Islam chooses Baidyanathtala (Meherpur, Kushtia) as venue for the formal oath ceremony, with only Tajuddin & Golok Majumdar, IG BSF (who deployed AA guns in nearby BSF BOP for assistance in case of Pak attack) aware of the decision.

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Mujibnagar Day
Provisional government of independent Bangladesh takes oath in Baidyanathtala (now Mujibnagar). Syed Nazrul Islam (acting President) takes salute & Prof Mohammad Yusuf Ali reads out Proclamation of Independence.
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Foreign Ministry Day
First Bangladesh Mission @DeputyHigh established in Calcutta, as a group of Bangladeshi diplomats & officials, led by Deputy High Commissioner Md. Hosen Ali & Third Secretary Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, en mass declare their allegiance to Bangladesh.

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BSF commando teams & valiant groups of Mukti Bahini destroy Chauddagram road bridge in order to disrupt communication link between Chittagong-Comilla.
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Gunabati rail bridge on little Fenny demolished by Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Military attacks Mukti Bahini quarters in Hili but are forced to retreat during the counter attack by Mukti Bahini. 6 brave freedom fighters are martyred.
Source: liberationwarmuseumbd.org/april-201971/

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Tactical HQ of 77 Bn BSF is established at Hilly post. At 0530 hrs, Pak Army attacks Hilly from Ghoraghat & Panch Bibi side. Combined forces of 77 Bn BSF, EBR & Mukti Fauj cause heavy casualties on Pak Army forcing them to withdraw.
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Bengalis Seeking to Regroup Their Forces for Guerrilla Action: Sydney H. Schanberg for The New York Times as he reports on the developments of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
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Unsuccessful attempts made by Pakistani diplomats to take control of Calcutta mission which had been taken over by a group of diplomats & officials declaring allegiance to Bangladesh.
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During flag meeting with India, Pakistan repeatedly pressurize to hand over Bengali EPR troops, but P K Ghosh (Capt Ali) & other BSF officers deny presence of EPR troops in Indian territory. Thereafter, regular raid, ambush & guerilla attacks continue against Pak army

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Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, aided by BSF, transmits from Amtola on tape using giant 50 KMW transmitters.
Mr. A H Mahmood Ali, vice consul at Pakistan Consulate, New York, becomes the first diplomat in USA to defect for Bangladesh.
#MuktiJudho

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Mukti Yodha take their oath for the Liberation of their motherland.
Thousands of Bengalis, old & young, incl boys of tender age, volunteered for recruitment to fight the Pakistani Army
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ #Maitree
Source: Web Archives

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News of Mr. A H Mahmood Ali, vice consul at Pakistan Consulate, New York, renouncing his ties with the Pakistani government is prominently covered in world media with New York Times reporting the development.

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Prime Minister, Mr. Tajuddin Ahmed, appeals to neighbouring countries to grant immediate recognition to Bangladesh & to give unconditional arms aid & thus help a new-born country to free itself from the clutches of a murderous army.
#MuktiJudho #Maitree

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Warning of potentially “serious consequences,” India files a strong protest with Pakistan over instances of “unprovoked firing on Indian territory" as Pakistani troops, seeking to crush an independence movement in East Pakistan, fired & killed at least 7 villagers

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Pak radio refutes Indian claims that their forces entered Indian territory & fired on Indian nationals. Counter-claiming India was sending Bengali fighters into Pakistan, it also reports receiving a message from Soviet Premier, Aleksei N. Kosygin.
#MuktiJudho

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Suppression of #MuktiJudho spills over to public domain with false propaganda being resorted by West Pakistan run media, even as freedom fighters inflict significant casualties on Pak troops during Battle of Bogadiya.
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The story of #MuktiBahini who proved to be more than a handful for the Pakistan Army, is a story of raw courage & guts. Most had never even seen a gun. They rose up from amongst the people with just one thought in mind- the Motherland had to be defended.
#মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

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#Pakistan Army massacres Bengali employees of the North Bengal Sugar Mill at Gopalpur municipality of Lalpur Upazila, Natore & Bengali Hindus of Naria village, Distt Sylhet.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ #Maitree #ThisDayThatYear #Genocide

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A. H. Mahmoud Ali, who resigned as Pakistani vice consul in New York & pledged allegiance to Bangladesh proclaims he would be setting up a mission in New York.
after receiving a telegram from the Bangladesh mission in Calcutta, India, authorizing him.
#মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

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Pak military regime attempts to obfuscate extent of #Genocide being perpetrated in East Pakistan by expelling foreign newsmen, censoring foreign reporting; highlighting Indian support for #Bangladesh & maneuvering by #India's border security forces.
#মুক্তিযুদ্ধ

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US Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously calls for immediate suspension of #American military aid & arms sales to Pakistan.
Gen Tikka Khan disputes reports of casualties attempting to downplay the #massacre by Pak army on the night of 25 Mar 1971 in #Dacca.

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As the tempo of the liberation struggle increased & Pakistani forces & their collaborators intensified its suppression, @BSF_India was forced to play a pro-active role in manning the Indo-Pak eastern border with the Bns deployed at that time.

Source: BSF Archives

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach 09 May 1971
At 0530 hrs Pak Army launched an attack on Mukti Vahini location at Bibirbazar supported by heavy arty & small arms fire in which a few Indian nationals are injured at Durgapur. Troops of 90 Bn BSF provided fire support to repulse the attack.

Source: BSF Archives

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach 11 May 1971
Chittagong, East Pakistan's deep‐water port is paralyzed as five key bridges north of the port (one carrying a railway line) are demolished.

#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ
Source: The New York Times

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach 15 May 1971
Bengali nationalism acquires a new dimension.
Ever swelling ranks of Mukti Vahini, with students & peasants learning jungle warfare, trained by regular bengali officers who defected from East Pakistan Rifles & East Bengal Regiment.
#MuktiJudho

VC: @FilmsDivision

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision 18 May 1971
Throughout the Liberation struggle, the Mukti Vahini's guerilla sabotage units successfully carry out raids & demolitions both outside & within Dacca.

#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ #Genocide #Bangladesh
VC: @FilmsDivision

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision 20 May 1971
Chuknagar Massacre
In one of the most horrific genocidal acts, Pak Army massacres more than 10,000 people at Chuknagar, Khulna.

#Tribute #Martyrs #LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ #Genocide #Bangladesh

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision "Mujib–The Making of a Nation"
A fitting tribute to 50 years of 🇮🇳🇧🇩 friendship & #MujibBorsho
Watch Trailer of film launched at @Festival_Cannes

#Tribute #Martyrs #LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #মুক্তিযুদ্ধ #Bangladesh #India #Maitree

@ihcdhaka @MIB_India

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India 25 May 1971
Remembering the valiant @BSF_India bravehearts led by Sh B S Tyagi, AC who fought bravely & made the supreme sacrifice during #LiberationofBangladesh when Pak forces attacked Killapara & Dallu BOPs simultaneously.

#Tribute #MuktiJudho #Maitree #ThisDayThatYear

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India 25 May 1971
#Tribute to Ct Khem Bahadur Chandan, Ct Purna Bahadur Chand, Mon Bahadur Chhetri & Ct Probodh Chandra Kalita of 83 Bn BSF who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. They were awarded President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) for their conspicuous bravery

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India 25 May 1971
#Tribute to HC Mon Bahadur Rai, Ct Kuladhar Saikia, Ct Mani Bhadra Singh & Ct Debendra Dutt Bahaguna of 83 Bn BSF who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. They were awarded President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) for their conspicuous bravery

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India 25 May 1971
#Tribute to Nk Kalyan Singh Negi, Ct Dik Bahadur Rai & HC Amar Singh of 83 Bn BSF who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. They were awarded President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) for their conspicuous bravery

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India 08 Jun 1971
As millions of refugees from East Pakistan stream daily across its borders due to the #Genocide unleashed by Pakistan Army against Bengalis, India seeks refugee aid from the world in order to cope with the influx.
#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #ThisDayThatYear

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India 23 Jun 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
BSF troops retaliate against Pak firing along the Bongaon border.
Mukti Fouj commandos & guerillas inflict many casualties on Pak Army near Mahishkundi, Kushtia Distt & Comilla.

#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Bangladesh #India #Maitree

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India @htTweets @PIBAgartala Director General and All Ranks of BSF pay humble tribute to Sh Golak Bihari Majumdar, IPS, PVSM on his death anniversary. He was bestowed with the award 'Friend of Bangladesh' for his unrivalled contribution during #LiberationofBangladesh

#MuktiJudho #Bangladesh #India #Maitree

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India @htTweets @PIBAgartala @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi @CISFHQrs @crpfindia @ITBP_official 14 Jul 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
'West Pakistan Pursues Subjugation of Bengalis'

Dispatch of The New York Times correspondent who was expelled from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on June 30, 1971 following a tour of the area.

#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Bangladesh #India

@MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @PIBHomeAffairs @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DeputyHigh @DhakaTribune @dailystarnews @bdnews24com @bbcbangla @IRajshahi @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @VPSecretariat @PTI_News @DDNewslive @indiannavy @somoytv @DrSJaishankar @PBNS_India @PIB_India @UN @banglatribune @AnamZakaria1 @DhakaPrasar @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Guwahati @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @BSF_MizoramCach @FilmsDivision @Festival_Cannes @MIB_India @htTweets @PIBAgartala @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi @CISFHQrs @crpfindia @ITBP_official 17 Jul 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Mukti Bahini inflict heavy casualties during intense battles with Pak Army in various areas.
US House of Representatives grants recommendation to stop financial & military supplies to Pakistan

#LiberationofBangladesh #MuktiJudho #Bangladesh #India

01 Aug 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Concert for Bangladesh organised by former Beatles guitarist @GeorgeHarrison & Indian sitar player Pt Ravi Shankar to alert the world to the plight of Bangladeshi people & raising millions for emergency relief efforts
#LiberationofBangladesh

@GeorgeHarrison 28 Sep 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
India's Foreign Minister, Swaran Singh tells the United Nations General Assembly that the Pakistani Government had unleashed a “reign of terror” & was conducting “deadly activities” in East Pakistan.
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India

@GeorgeHarrison 29 Sep 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Soviet Premier & Prime Minister of India urge Pak to permit the return of more than 9 million refugees in India who fled when Pak army, moved to crush the Bengali separatist movement.
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts

@GeorgeHarrison 30 Sep 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
The bloody genocide perpetrated by West Pakistan forces millions of refugees risk severe malnutrition aggravated by flooding, overcrowding & weakened conditions after their long trek.
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts

@GeorgeHarrison @PIBHomeAffairs @MEAIndia @BDMOFA @ihcdhaka @bdhc_delhi @IRajshahi @DeputyHigh @dailystarnews @DhakaTribune @PIB_India Broadcasts of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra were regular, with exclusive content by Bangladeshi artistes. The BSF contingent ensured it never went off air, as it was a source of hope for millions of Bangladeshi people.
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #KnowFacts #Archives

05 Nov 1971
Battle of Bantara
'A' Coy, 70 Bn BSF with Arty support of Army, under overall command of Lt Col N G O’Connor, Comdt 70 Bn, attacked & captured Pakistani regular defences after a furious battle at Bantara & Mohanpur BOPs.

#LiberationofBangladesh #Archives #KnowFacts

Lt Col N G O’Connor was awarded Vir Chakra for his conspicuous gallantry. Insp B L Shah was awarded Sena Medal for his gallant action, & Late HC Rai Pada Das & Late Const Amarendra Nath Mullick were both awarded “SenaMedal” posthumously.

#KnowFacts #Archives

@ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @IRajshahi @bdhc_delhi @PIBAgartala @PIB_India @PBNS_India @PIBHomeAffairs @DDNewslive @DeputyHigh #1971War
Glimpses of the buildup to the 1971 War resulting in Liberation of Bangladesh
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts

@ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @IRajshahi @bdhc_delhi @PIBAgartala @PIB_India @PBNS_India @PIBHomeAffairs @DDNewslive @DeputyHigh @MEAIndia #1971War
Buildup to the 1971 War resulting in Liberation of Bangladesh

BSF troops effectively retaliate against enemy actions both along the eastern & western theatres.

#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts

@ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @IRajshahi @bdhc_delhi @PIBAgartala @PIB_India @PBNS_India @PIBHomeAffairs @DDNewslive @DeputyHigh @MEAIndia @CISFHQrs @crpfindia @ITBP_official @SSB_INDIA @official_dgar 17 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Reports of destruction & havoc wreaked by West Pakistani troops during a search & destroy op targeting Bengali guerillas' continued resistance in Shekharnagar (then East Pakistan)
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @IRajshahi @bdhc_delhi @PIBAgartala @PIB_India @PBNS_India @PIBHomeAffairs @DDNewslive @DeputyHigh @MEAIndia @CISFHQrs @crpfindia @ITBP_official @SSB_INDIA @official_dgar @DDIndialive @PTI_News @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Meghalaya 18 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Krishnanagar (WB): BSF troops beat back a unit of Pakistani Army which tries to intrude into Indian territory at the Boyra border of 24-Paraganas District.

#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @IRajshahi @bdhc_delhi @PIBAgartala @PIB_India @PBNS_India @PIBHomeAffairs @DDNewslive @DeputyHigh @MEAIndia @CISFHQrs @crpfindia @ITBP_official @SSB_INDIA @official_dgar @DDIndialive @PTI_News @BSF_Tripura @BSF_Meghalaya @BSFNBFTR @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @bdnews24com @htTweets @BSF_SDG_EC On 13 Nov 1971 at 0130 hrs, tps of 77 bn BSF captured En post Khanpur (opp West Dinajpur Distt) by launching an independent Coy attack. L/NK Amal Kumar Mondal, Vir Chakra (Posth) & L/Nk Kalipada Murmu, PMG (Posth) made the supreme sacrifice during the fierce gunbattle.
#1971War

18 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- India and Pakistan: Short of War
- India Charges Intrusion
- Curfew is ordered by Army in Dacca
*Source: The New York Times
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War @BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs 21 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear

Media Highlights
- India Approaches War Footing As Frontier Fighting Intensifies
- Shellings Reported on Border

*Source: The New York Times
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India 21 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear

Media Highlights
- Russian Poet reads for Bengali relief
- Pakistani Group Helps Both Sides
- Razakars Inform on Army and on Seperatists

*Source: The New York Times
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India 21 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear

The men of the Mukti Bahini: "There is an overwhelming impression in East Pakistan that the Bengali people want independence and are prepared to right to the death for it."

#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India 23 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear

BSF personnel exchange fire with Pak troops in frontier areas of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri & West Dinajpur Districts in West Bengal.

Gnats chase away 4 Pakistani Sabre jets intruding into Indian air space over Boyra region

#LiberationofBangladesh

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India 23 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear

Media Highlights
- Heavy Fighting in Jessore
- Pakistan Says India Has Made Dents Along Border

*Source: The New York Times
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India 23 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear

Media Highlights
- Calcutta Hears Bengalis' Forces Aim For Jessore
- Bengalis' Force Reported in Push

*Source: The New York Times
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India 23 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- India Restricts Flights
- India denies Pak claims that Indian Infantry supported by a Tank Regiment & 38 Bns of BSF were involved in the Op
Source: The New York Times
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India 24 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- Big Indian Force Reported Going Into East Pakistan
- In Picture: Men described as members of Mukti Bahini, or Bengali liberation forces, in craft in which they brought back some of their wounded to the base.
#LiberationofBangladesh

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar 25 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
Indian troops cross into East Pakistan to repulse a Pakistani attack with tanks & artillery in the vicinity of Boyra, a border town 75 miles northeast of Calcutta.
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD Battle of Raiganj
Two Coys of 78 Bn & Mukti Fauj captured north bank of Phulkumari river near Raiganj during night intervening 19/20 Nov 1971.
Coy Cdr Indrajeet Singh Uppal, DC made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty & awarded VIR CHAKRA posthumously.
#KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD 28 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- Counter-Attack Proves Too Good
- Fifth of Pak armour in East destroyed
- The Mukti Bahini effectively damaged the Feni airport and made it unserviceable
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 28 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- Pakistan and India continue fighting, but on minor scale
- Guerillas roam interior of East Pakistan

Source: The New York Times
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 28 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- Indians invite Newsmen to Border and Display 3 captured tanks from a Defensive Action in Pakistan
- Mrs Gandhi Visits Border
- Insurgents' Cabinet Reportedly Called to New Delhi
#LiberationofBangladesh #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 29/30 Nov 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- 3 more Pak tanks knocked out in raging Hilli clash
- Intruding Pak jet driven away
- Tank battle at Hilli now shifts to Pak terrain
#LiberationofBangladesh #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 1 Dec 1971
#ThisDayThatYear
Media Highlights
- Bahini occupies Radhanagar; road to Sylhet cleared
- Pak Attack repulsed in Balurghat
Source: The Hindustan Times, 1 Dec 1971
#LiberationofBangladesh #Bangladesh #India #Maitri #KnowFacts #1971War

@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 1 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- Indian Force in Pakistan for the 4th day
- Pakistan at a disadvantage
- Heavy fighting reported at Hilli
Source: The New York Times, 1 Dec 1971
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 2 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- Jinjara: East Pakistanis shot in reprisal.
- Jessore threatened
Source: The New York Times, 2 Dec 1971
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 3 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- 3 Sabre Jets strafe Agartala
- Six Dead in day's shelling
- Troops ordered to engage brigade across border
- Bangla forces take 3 bases in Comilla
Source: The Hindustan Times, 3 Dec 1971
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 2 Dec 1971
Peter Force comprising 4 coys of 73 Bn and 2 coys of 75 Bn BSF supported with 6 sections of MMG, 6 sections of Mortar and 11 PGA guns is formed by DIG BSF North Bengal under command of Sh D K Mahadkar, Commandant 75 Bn BSF.
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 4 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- President Declares Emergency
- Pakistanish bomb border airfields in sneak raids
- It's a full scale war, says PM
Source: The Hindustan Times, 4 Dec 1971
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 4 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- New Delhi Asserts Enemy Has Raided 12 Airfields
- India Is Poised for All-Out Drive Against Pakistani Force in East
- Statement by PM
- India & Pak Forces Comparison
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 5 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- Counter-Offensive is Underway
- Pak outposts captured
- Repeated enemy attacks repulsed
- Indian troops march into Bangla Desh
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 6 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- Pak Navy Crippled off Karachi
- Destination Dacca nearing finale
- 40 km thrust into Sind
- Moscow says hands off Hindustan
- Soviets veto US ceasefire move
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 6 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- India recognizes Bangla Desh
- India reports continued advance in East Pakistan
- UN: Moscow again vetoes truce call
- Attack in west expected
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 11 Dec 1971
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Sh R K Wadhwa, Asstt Comdt, 31 Bn BSF made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty while defending Raja Mohtam post after his Coy had successfully attacked & taken over on 7 Dec.
Awarded MVC Posthumously.
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@BSF_SOUTHBENGAL @easterncomd @MEAIndia @ihcdhaka @BDMOFA @bdhc_delhi @DhakaTribune @bdnews24com @PTI_News @DDNewslive @IRajshahi @PIBHomeAffairs @DeputyHigh @PIB_India @DhakaPrasar @SSIFS_MEA @SpokespersonMoD @PBNS_India 15 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- East Pakistan Regime Resigns as Indian Jets Raid Dacca
- India Says Her Troops, Driving From the North, Are Within Six Miles of Dacca
- New Delhi Reports Gains on Five Sectors in West
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12 Dec 1971
Pak post Sinahta captured by 14 Bn BSF
Commandant 14 Bn along with Sh S S Sekhon, DC, Sh A S Sodhi, AC, Sh R S Choudhary, AC and Capt D Nayak, AMC led the assaulting troops against heavy enemy fire.
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Pak troops fled away leaving behind arms, large quantity of ammunition, maps, equipment and two camels. The enemy was chased and prisoners of war were also captured by the battalion.
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14 Bn BSF was decorated with honour and awarded for its achievements in Jaisalmer Sector under the ops control of 12 Inf Div. For the heroic deeds & outstanding performance of the unit, it was bestowed with the title of “Sentinels of The Thar”
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16 Dec 1971
Saluting the courage, valour & sacrifices by Indian Armed Forces & Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation Struggle.

#VijayDiwas #LiberationofBangladesh #1971War #BSF1971 #ThisDayThatYear

Bandhutva Beyond Borders highlights the contribution of BSF with a historical perspective during the Liberation of Bangladesh.

via @YouTube

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The first Indian to fight in Bangladesh’s Liberation War bdnews24.com/opinion/1971/t…

An opinion piece in @bdnews24com

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17 Dec 1971
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Sh Joginder Singh, DC 1066 BSF Arty made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during 1971 War in Gen Area Kutchh, Gujarat. He was awarded VIR CHAKRA for conspicuous bravery, gallant action & extreme devotion to duty.
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18 Dec 1971
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The bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during the 1971 War.

#BSF1971 #KnowFacts #LiberationofBangladesh #1971War #Maitree #India #Bangladesh

19 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights
- 125 Slain in Dacca Area Believed Elite of Bengal
- After surrender in Dacca: West Pakistani soldiers marching to POW camps
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20 Dec 1971
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Media Highlights

- Not to Be Forgotten nytimes.com/1971/12/20/arc…
- Outgrowthof War: Major Loss Is Seen For U.S. Influence
nytimes.com/1971/12/20/arc…

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