[chottala.com] Mukti Bahini : Bangladesh Liberation Armed Forces

Mukti Bahini
Head quarter: Mujib Nagar

Immediately after start of genocide on March 25, 1971 Bengalee members of armed forces, East Pakistan Rifles, Police and Ansars together with patriotic youth built up local resistance. On 4 th April highranking officials of Armed Forces involved in resistance in Eastern part met at Teliapara, Sylhet for planning coordinated actions.      Cabinet meeting of Bangladesh government of July 11, 1971 appointed Col. M A G Osmani as Commander in Chief, Lt. Col. Abdur Rab as chief of Army Staff and Group Captain A K Khandker as Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air Force. In this meeting, Bangladesh was divided into Eleven Sectors under Sector Commanders. 10 th. Sector was directly placed under Commander in Chief and included the Naval Commandos and C-in-C's special force. Sector Commanders basically lead guerrilla warfare; later three regular army brigades were formed. On November 21, 1971 Bangladesh Liberation Force and Indian Army formed allied command which won ultimate victory on December 16, 1971.

   

Col. M A G Osmany    Commander in Chief

Group Captain A K Khandker    Deputy Chief of Command and Chief of Air Force

Lt. Col. Abdur Rab    Chief of Army Staff

Sector Commanders

Sector - 1 Major Ziaur Rahman (till June) Captain Rafiqul Islam (July to December) Coverage Area: Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts up to  Eastern side of Muhuri River Head Quarter : Harina

Major Ziaur Rahman

Captain Rafiqul Islam

Major Khaled Musarraf

Captain A T M Hyder

Sector -2 Major Khaled Musarraf (till 21 October) Captain A T M Hyder (22 October to December) Noakhali, part of Comilla, Dhaka city and Eastern part of Faridpur Head Quarter : Melaghar

Sector -3          Major K M Shafiullah (till September) Major A N M Nuruzzaman (September to December) Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet and Comilla districts and Northern side of Dhaka district Head Quarter : Montala (Sylhet)

Major K M Shafiullah

Major A N M Nuruzzaman

Sector – 4 Major C R Dutta Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet district Head Quarter : Khoai

Major C R Dutta

Major Mir Shawkat Ali

Sector -5 Major Mir Shawkat Ali Coverage Area:Part of Sylhet district, Ajmirigonj and Western part of Lakhai Head Quarter : Shillong

Sector -6 Wing Commander Khademul Bashar (till December) Coverage Area:Rangpur and Thakurgaon of Dinajpur district Head Quarter : Patgram (Rangpur)

Commander Khademul Bashar

Major Kazi Nuruzzaman

Major Nazmul Huq

Sector -7 Major Nazmul Huq (till August) Major Kazi Nuruzzaman (September to December) Coverage Area:Rajshahi, Pabna and Bogra Head Quarter : Tarangapur

Sector -8 Major Abu Osman Chowdhury (till August) Major M A Manzoor ( September to December) Coverage Area:Jessore, Kustia, Faridpur and part of Khulna district Head Quarter : Kalayani

Major Abu Osman Chowdhury

Major M A Manzoor

Major M A Jalil Mia

Sector -9 Major M A Jalil Mia Coverage Area:Barisal, Patuakhali and part of Khulna Head Quarter : Hasnabad

Sector -10
   Naval Commando
   C-in-C's Special force
   Naval Commandos conducted major operations in river and seaports at Chittagong, Mangla, Narayangonj and Chandpur. Significant coordinated operations were made at Chittagong port in the night of August 15, 1971 mining and thus destroying 17 Pakistani ships. This Naval Commando was placed directly under Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Liberation Armed Force.

Sector -11    Major Abu Taher (till November)    Sq. Leader Hamidullah (November to December)    Coverage Area:Tangail and part of Mymensingh district    Head Quarters : Mohendraganj

Major Abu Taher

Sq. Leader Hamidullah

Regular Army

Three brigades were formed in July, September and October and were named after respective commanders.
Z-force
  Head Quarters : Teldhala
  Commander : Lt. Col. Ziaur Rahman
K-force
   Head Quarters : Agartala
  Commander : Lt. Col. Khaled Mosharraf
S-force
  Head Quarters : Hajamara
  Commander : Lt. Col. K M Shafiullah

Other Liberation War Forces

Bangladesh Liberation Force
                   Bangladesh Liberation Force was formed after special training of selected members of Students league and young members of Awami league. This force was popularly known as 'Mujib Bahini'.
           Sheikh Fazlul Huq Moni : Coordinator, Eastern Region
           Sirajul Alam Khan : Coordinator, Northern Region
           Abdur Razzak : Coordinator, Western Region

Student's Union, NAP and Communist Party           
Tofayel Ahmed : Coordinator, Southern Region Student's Union, NAP and Communist Party, Some members of Students Union, NAP and Communist Party were separately trained and organized. They directed armed action in coordination with central command.
           Chief of Command : Mohammed Forhad

Armed Forces in Occupied Territories

Quader Bahini
         During liberation war 'Quader Bahini' lead by Abdul Quader Siddiqui played significant role in Tangail area. In the final days of liberation war, this armed force entered Dhaka with the allied forces.
           Chief of Command : Abdul Quader Siddiqui

Hemayet Bahini
                    These locally organized freedom fighters made harassing attacks on Pakistani outposts in Faridpur and part of Khulna.
            Chief of Command : Hemayetuddin

Afsar Battalion
                    Major Afsaruddin Ahmed organized freedom fighters in Mymensingh to form Afsar Battalion. This battalion collected arms from Pakistan occupation army and developed liberated area in the region.
            Chief of Command : Major Afsaruddin Ahmed

Link:

 

http://www.liberationmuseum.org.bd/bangladesh_liberation_armed_forces.htm

 

 

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