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- 1971 Dhaka University massacre refers to the massacre of students and faculty at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) by the Pakistan Army, at the beginning of what would become the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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Thirteen days after the war started, India achieved a clear upper hand, and the Eastern Command of the Pakistan military signed the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, marking the formation of East Pakistan as the new nation of Bangladesh.
- 3–16 December 1971, (1 week and 6 days)
- Indian victory
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.
Dec 14, 2020 · Lt. Gen. Niazi signing the instrument of surrender in Dhaka on Dec 16, 1971. On 16th December 1971, Pakistan faced its darkest hour when its soldiers surrendered at the Race Course in Dacca, cornered by the Indian army’s ‘blitzkrieg’ across East Pakistan, after the war for the liberation of Bangladesh. With over 90,000 prisoners of war ...
Dec 16, 2021 · Between March and December 1971, Pakistan’s army and its illiberal political classes failed to spot the danger coming. On 16 December, they simply did not know what hit them. Or why.
more than 200 intellectuals were abducted, tortured and killed in the two weeks of December, based on a hit list of Pakistan military generals. Pakistani military and collaborators killed 4.2 percent of all Bengali University teachers. 16
Dec 16, 2023 · The surprise Pakistani attack on India on December 3, 1971 codenamed Operation Chengiz Khan, started a 13-day decisive war that brought a nine-month long Liberation War to its culmination in the emergence of Bangladesh on December 16. In Dhaka, the war was fought in the sky as Indian MiG-21s were engaged in dog-fights with Pakistani F-86 Sabre ...
Dec 13, 2011 · The defeat of the Pakistani army on 16 December 1971 was a triumph for India and the Bengali insurgents it had assisted. For Pakistan, it was perhaps the darkest moment in its history and the...
