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The subsequent Indo-Pakistani War involved fighting on two fronts; with air supremacy achieved in the eastern theatre, and the rapid advance of the Allied Forces of Mukti Bahini and the Indian military, Pakistan surrendered in Dhaka on 16 December 1971, in what remains to date the largest surrender of armed personnel since the Second World War.
Eric A. Strahorn. December 16, 1971 marked the end of the Bangladesh Liberation War, a short-lived conflict between India and Pakistan that established the People’s Republic of Bangladesh from the territory of the former province of East Pakistan. Although the war is best remembered for its dramatic alteration of South Asia’s geopolitical ...
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Dec 18, 2021 · On Dec 16, 1971, Pakistani troops laid down their arms and surrendered for secession of East Pakistan. It is considered the darkest day in our history. The grievances of Dhaka were political one: it should have been handled with a political approach. Thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives in this tragedy.
Mar 20, 2021 · According to a paper by University of Dhaka’s Professor Abul Kalam in “History of Bangladesh 1704-1971” (edited by Sirajul Islam), the Soviet Union’s strategic interest in South Asia lay ...
1971 Mar 26 - Dec 16. Bangladesh Liberation War. On 25 March 1971, a significant conflict erupted in East Pakistan following the dismissal of an election victory by the Awami League, an East Pakistani political party.
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third India-Pakistan war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.
institutions in Bangladesh have dedicated their time and activities to collecting evidence, carrying out research, and campaigning for the international recognition of the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide. 19 Cable from Archer Blood, the United States’ consul general in Dacca in 1971. See, Gary J. Bass, The Blood Telegram: India’s Secret War in East
