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  2. Bangladesh Liberation War - Wikipedia

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    The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the Bangladesh genocide.

  3. Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 - Wikipedia

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    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. The war began with Pakistan's Operation Chengiz Khan ...

  4. Bangladesh–Pakistan relations - Wikipedia

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    The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan) recognized Bangladesh in 1974. [ 4] Today, bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan are considered to be cordial. The two countries are both founding members of SAARC, as well as ...

  5. Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War - Wikipedia

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    August. 1 August: The Concert for Bangladesh in Madison Square Garden, New York by Ravi Shankar, George Harrison and friends. 16 August: Operation Jackpot, Bangladesh naval commando operation. 20 August: Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman 's attempt to defect by hijacking a fighter. 30 August: Pakistan Army crackdown on Dhaka guerrillas.

  6. Pakistani Instrument of Surrender - Wikipedia

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    Scanned copy of the 1971 Pakistani Instrument of Surrender, Bangladesh Ministry of Liberation War Affairs The document is now public property under the governments of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, and can be seen on display at the National Museum in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

  7. Independence of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The war lasted nine months and ended on 16 December 1971. [19] The Pakistan Army targeted religious minorities and political supporters of the Independence of Bangladesh. [20] The actions culminated in what is known as the Bangladesh Genocide. [20] During the war, 15 million refugees from East Pakistan moved to India. [20]

  8. Battle of Shiromoni - Wikipedia

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    124 wounded. 157 killed. 3,700 surrendered. The Battle of Shiromoni ( Bengali: শিরোমণির যুদ্ধ) (13–17 December 1971) was fought during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 between the Pakistani Army and the joint forces of the Bangladesh and Indian Army. This was one of the last battles of ...

  9. From Cambodia to Bangladesh: a brief history of Henry ... - AOL

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    Bangladesh. When war broke out in what was then known as East Pakistan in 1970, Kissinger and Nixon backed the military government of West Pakistan in its genocide in what would become Bangladesh. ...