Battle of Kushtia

Battle of Kushtia
Part of Bangladesh Liberation War
DateMarch–April 1971
Location
Kushtia, Khulna, Bangladesh
Result Bangladeshi victory[1][2]
Territorial
changes
Belligerents

Bangladesh

Pakistan Pakistan

Commanders and leaders
Abu Osman Chowdhury

Mohammad Ayub (POW)

  • Major Shoeb
Units involved
Sector – VIII 27th Baluch Regiment
Strength
5,000 militiamen and policemen[6][7] 147 troops[8][9]
Casualties and losses
50-70 killed, 500 captured or disarmed[10][11] 73 killed and dozens captured[12][13]

The Battle of Kushtia (Bengali:কুষ্টিয়ার যুদ্ধ) was a battle between the Irregular Bengali Guerrillas including Policemen against the Pakistan Army in March and April 1971, The battle was fought by the Mukti Fauj and the 27th Baluch Regiment of the Pakistan Army.[14]

The Battle started in late March, after the Pakistan Army began Operation Searchlight, when Pakistanis took Kushtia, and later Bengalis started a mass campaign to liberate Kushtia.[15]

  1. ^ ই-আর্কাইভ, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (2020-09-09). "PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia - Monday, 19 April 1971 - Time Magazine". মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ ই-আর্কাইভ, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (2020-09-09). "PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia - Monday, 19 April 1971 - Time Magazine". মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  6. ^ ই-আর্কাইভ, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (2020-09-09). "PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia - Monday, 19 April 1971 - Time Magazine". মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  7. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  8. ^ ই-আর্কাইভ, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (2020-09-09). "PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia - Monday, 19 April 1971 - Time Magazine". মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  9. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  10. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  11. ^ ই-আর্কাইভ, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (2020-09-09). "PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia - Monday, 19 April 1971 - Time Magazine". মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  12. ^ ই-আর্কাইভ, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (2020-09-09). "PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia - Monday, 19 April 1971 - Time Magazine". মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  13. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  14. ^ "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  15. ^ ই-আর্কাইভ, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ (2020-09-09). "PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia - Monday, 19 April 1971 - Time Magazine". মুক্তিযুদ্ধ ই-আর্কাইভ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.