Gonobahini | |
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গণবাহিনী | |
Commander | Lt. Col. Abu Taher Hasanul Haq Inu |
Dates of operation | 1972–75 |
Dissolved | 1976 |
Country | Bangladesh |
Allegiance | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal |
Motives | To establish socialism through armed revolution |
Ideology | Vanguardism Left-wing nationalism |
Opponents | |
Battles and wars | 1972-1975 Bangladesh insurgency |
Colors | Red |
Gonobahini (Bengali: গণবাহিনী, lit. 'People's Army') was the armed wing of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.[1] The group was mainly composed of former Mukti Bahini members from the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[2]