NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces

NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces
ন্যাপ-কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি-ছাত্র ইউনিয়নের বিশেষ গেরিলা বাহিনী
Active1971-1972
CountryBangladesh
TypeIrregular guerrilla force
Size5,000
Main training campTezpur, India
Commanders
CommanderMohammad Farhad
Deputy CommanderPankaj Bhattacharya

The NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces (Bengali: ন্যাপ-কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি-ছাত্র ইউনিয়নের বিশেষ গেরিলা বাহিনী, translit. nyāp-kamiunisṭ pārṭi-chātra iuniẏanēr biśēṣ gērilā bāhinī) was an armed force active in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] It was organized jointly by the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) (NAP), Communist Party of Bangladesh and the East Pakistan Students Union (Chhatra Union).[2] Its commander was Mohammad Farhad,[2] with Pankaj Bhattacharya serving as deputy commander.[3] Per the account of Moni Singh, the NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces had some 5,000 fighters at its peak.[4]

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  2. ^ a b Sengupta, Arkaprava. Red Guerrillas: The Forgotten Fighters of the Bangladesh Liberation War
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  4. ^ Frontier Weekly. Left in Bangladesh Liberation War