Baten Bahini | |
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Leaders | Khandaker Abdul Baten, Mir Shamshul Alam Sahjada and A K M Azad Shahzahan |
Dates of operation | 1971 |
Headquarters | Tangail |
Active regions | Tangail, Manikganj, Pabna, Gazipur, Sirajganj and some parts of Dhaka district |
Size | about 3,500 fighters and 2,000 volunteer[1] |
Part of | Mukti Bahini |
Allies | India |
Opponents | Pakistan Army |
Baten Bahini was an armed guerrilla force formed in Tangail district in support of independence during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[2] It was named after its leader, Khandaker Abdul Baten.[3][4] Throughout the war, it conducted a number of successful guerrilla campaigns in Tangail, Manikganj, Pabna, Gazipur, Sirajganj and some parts of Dhaka District.[1] They were operated under 21 companies, 63 platoons and 100 sections.[1] Abdul Baten led a number of guerrilla attacks.[5]