Mujahid Bahini (East Pakistan)

Not to be confused with Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Mujahid Force, Mujahideen, or Mujahideen Brigades.

Mujahid Bahini
Dates of operation1971
StatusDisbanded
Allies Pakistan Army
Opponents
Battles and warsBangladesh Liberation War

Mujahid Bahini[a][1][failed verification][2][3][4][5][6] was an East Pakistani paramilitary force during the Bangladesh Liberation War, that fought against the Mukti Bahini[7] and aided the Pakistan Army.[8][9]


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  1. ^ Sarker, Probir Kumar (16 December 2023). "1971: When Buddhists from Ukhiya fled to Arakan". Dhaka Tribune (DT). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ "List to be prepared of MNAs, MPAs siding with Pakistan". Prothom Alo English. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ ১০ ডিসেম্বর বিজয়ের পতাকা ওড়ে মাদারীপুরের আকাশে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Islamic Front demands ban on Hefazat-e-Islam". The Business Standard (TBS). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ Kumar Sarker, Probir (25 October 2021). "How Hindus were targeted in 1971". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 October 2024. The military also facilitated the formation and operations of the Razakar force, al-Badr, al-Shams and Mujahid Bahini.
  6. ^ "1971.06.03". Sangramer Notebook (in Bengali). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ "July 29, 1971". Liberation War Museum (in Bengali and English). Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ Suliman Niloy, Quazi Shahreen Haq (13 November 2014). "Tribunal sentences Khokon Razakar to death". BDNews24. Retrieved 6 October 2024. Zafor headed one of Nagarkanda's 'Mujahid Bahini' to aid the Pakistani Army.
  9. ^ Bangladeshi war criminal awarded death sentence. Business Standard. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2024. Nagarkanda's 'Mujahid Bahini' to aid the Pakistani Army.