Gafur Bahini

Gafur Bahini
গফুর বাহিনী
Founders
  • Abdul Gafur
  • Mohiuddin Manik
  • Benilal Das Gupta
Dates of operation1971
Merged intoForce of Captain Shahjahan
CountryBangladesh
Active regionsBarisal, Bangladesh
Allies Mukti Bahini
Opponents Pakistan Army
Battles and warsBangladesh Liberation War

Gafur Bahini[a][1][2][3][4][5] was a militia that was formed in the beginning of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Abdul Gafur, Mohiuddin Manik and Benilal Das Gupta took an initiative to create a force, that would fight Pakistani troops in Barisal, It later on merged with the Force of Captain Shahjahan.[6][1]


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  1. ^ a b গফুর বাহিনী [Gafur Bahini]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "War of Liberation, The". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ Begum, Shahnaj (29 March 2020). "Crack Platoon of FF exchange fire with Pak army in Jinjira". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ Khokon, Salek (29 March 2023). সেপ্টেম্বর ১৯৭১. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali).
  5. ^ Sengupta, Nitish (2011). Land of two rivers: a history of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India. p. 564. ISBN 978-0-14-341678-4. There were also several irregular forces ...; Latif Mirza Bahini of Sirajganj; Hemayat Bahini of Faridpur; Gafur Bahini of Barisal; and Aftab Bahini of Mymensingh. Taken together, these forces constituted the Mukti Fauj under the overall command of Colonel Osmani. They were later renamed 'Mukti Bahini'.
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