Gaibandha in the war of liberation

Introduction: The British came to this sub-continent under the name of East India Company on business pretext. In 1757 they overthrew the last independent Nawab of Bengal, Sirajuddaula, in the desert of Palashi and seized control of the whole of India. The people of India, especially Bangladesh, lost their independence and began to realize its importance, and it was from then on that the spirit of independence began to take root in the minds of the people of this country. As a result of this, sepoy revolt, blue revolt, Tebhaga movement, Tank movement, Nankar movement, Swadeshi movement, non-cooperation movement started happening one after another.

After nearly two hundred years of rule and exploitation, before the British left in 1947, the whole of British India was divided into two parts by a conspiracy. Two states, India and Pakistan, were formed on the basis of religion-based nationalism. Although India was formed with a Hindu majority area, constitutionally India has never been a Hindu state. But the Pakistan that was created with Muslim-majority areas became constitutionally a Muslim state. From the very beginning in Pakistan, which was formed on the basis of biracialism, the Bengalis were subjected to exploitation, deprivation and neglect in all respects.

Within a year of the creation of Pakistan, the revolt broke out with the attempt to impose the language burden on the Bengalis by declaring Urdu as the state language. As a result, the Bayanno language movement developed. The spirit of the fighting tradition of the Bengali nation was created on the 21st of February. Martyred - Salam, Jabbar, Rafiq, Barkat, Salahuddin and others. As a result of this bloodbath movement, the United Front Muslim League of Haq-Bhasani-Suhrawardy collapsed in the election of 1954 and won. But the United Front government was overthrown in a few days by conspiracy. Later, within a month of the imposition of martial law in 1956, Ayub Khan came to power. According to the report of the Martial Law and Sharif Education Commission in 1962, the 6-point movement of the 6th movement and the 11-point movement of the student society resulted in a mass uprising against the exploitative and discriminatory rule of Pakistan in '69. It was through these movements that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the undisputed leader of the Bengalis. Ayub's departure bell rang and another General Yahya Khan came to power. Considering the scale and reality of the mass uprising, Yahya announced a general election. In the December 1970 elections, the Awami League, led by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, won 18 of the 169 seats in the then East Pakistan, gaining an absolute majority in the 313-seat Pakistan National Assembly and qualified to form a government. But the transfer of power began with procrastination and conspiracy. When the pre-announced session of the National Assembly was adjourned on March 1, 1971, spontaneous mass protests took place all over East Bengal. This mass uprising turned into a non-cooperation movement. Everywhere in East Bangra, the machinery became obsolete. The strike was observed on March 7. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared in a huge public meeting at Dhaka Racecourse Maidan on March 7, 'This time the struggle is for our liberation, this time the struggle is for freedom. On 9 March, at Paltan Maidan, public leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani announced a 14-point program in support of the Declaration of Independence. The people of East Bengal united and began to prepare for the struggle for independence. Armed attack on Bengalis. On the night of March 25, they started killing by attacking Dhaka University, Rajarbagh Police Line, Peelkhana, EPR headquarters. Although Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was taken prisoner, spontaneous blockade was formed. With the Pakistani invasion, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur's declaration of independence on March 7 became an infallible order to most people. The rebellious Bengalis plunged into the heroic struggle of history.

Bengali members of the armed forces, including the police and the EPR, declared rebellion. Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra was launched in Chittagong. From there the declaration of independence was proclaimed on 26th March. Zia's proclamation of independence in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 26 inspired the people. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, led by Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed, was formally sworn in on 17 April 1971 at Meherpur in Kushtia, declaring Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib President and Syed Nazrul Islam Acting President. Our armed liberation struggle began by dividing the whole country into eleven sectors under the supervision of General MAG Osmani, the Commander-in-Chief of the War of Liberation.

Gaibandha played a historic and glorious role in the war of independence. In this article, various glorious contributions including the preparation, resistance and participation of the people of Gaibandha in the freedom struggle are presented:

Preliminary preparations: After the hoisting of the flag of independent Bengal in Dhaka on March 3, 1971, the flag of Bangladesh was flown across the country by burning the Pakistani flag, which became part of the independence movement. After the historic speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 7 at the Race Course Ground in Dhaka, the desire for liberation of the freedom-loving people began to intensify. On March 23, the Republic Day of Pakistan, it was ordered to fly the Pakistani flag everywhere. And the Student Struggle Council declared a day of resistance across the country. On that day it was decided to fly the flag of independent Bengal instead of the Pakistani flag at Gaibandha. Preparations for the students' rally have been going on since the morning of March 23 at the public library grounds. Awami League leaders Nirmalendu Barman, Mohammad Khaled, BCL general secretary Nazmul Arefin Tarek, Syed Shams-ul-Alam Hiru, Sadrul Kabir Angur and Aminul Islam Duke spoke at the rally. At the end of the speech, the Pakistani flag was burnt and the flag of independent Bangra was flown. At this time MN Nabi Lalu was holding the flag and Nazmul Arefin set fire to the Tareq flag. Later, MN Nabi Lalu, Nazmul Arefin Tarek, Riazul Haque Biru, Abdul Hadi Munna, Shah Shariful Islam Bablu, Abdus Salam, Nirmalendu Barman Bhaiya and many others hoisted the flag of independent Bangladesh.

Soon the flag of independent Bangladesh was hoisted all over the city instead of the Pakistani flag. Gaibandha College Professor Abdul Wadud Chowdhury and Principal Mazharul Mannan were jointly convened by the Teachers' Struggle Committee on March 24. Within a few days the subdivision struggle committee was formed. It was led by Awami League leader Lutfar Rahman, First Speaker of Bangladesh Shah Abdul Hamid, Solaiman Mandal, Dr. Mofizur Rahman, Abu Taleb Mia, Advocate Shamsul Hossain Sarkar, Jamalur Rahman, Waliur Rahman Reza, Azizar Rahman, Nirmalendu Barman, Matiur Rahman, Matiur Rahman. Tulu, Mohammad Khaled, playwright Golam Kibria, Tara Mia and others. Leaders of Chhatra League and Chhatra Union played an enterprising and courageous role. Reza Shahjahan, the then non-Bengali sub-divisional administrator and bank officer, administratively assisted the struggle committee. Along with this, preparations for armed struggle continue. Kaziul Islam, who is on leave from the Navy, Altaf, Azim Uddin, Ali Mahbub, Chief of the Air Force, started training with the youths at Gaibandha College and Islamia High School. Ahid Uddin Ahmed, the then principal of Gaibandha College, provided overall support for the training.

At that time, in the courageous role of Hasan Imam Tulu, Gaibandha Treasury took out about two hundred rifles and distributed them among the students. Some rifles were also taken from the Ansar camp. Subedar Altaf Hossain moved to Gaibandha with the troops of the Bengal Regiment under him to organize the struggle for the liberation of the country. This brave warrior named Altaf Subedar released all the prisoners from Gaibandha jail and called for taking part in the war of independence. Armed training continues in different parts of the city. Preparations for the liberation struggle are also going on in other police stations. A training camp for students was set up at Bonarpara High School ground of Saghata Thana Sadar on the initiative of Ataur Rahman, then secretary of Gaibandha subdivision Awami League and principal of Bonarpara College. Police and Ansar trainers were engaged in imparting weapons and military training to thousands of trainees at the training camp. Mansoor Rahman Sarkar, Mojibur CID, Rostam Ali Khandaker, Afshar, Gautam assisted in conducting the training camp. Bazlu, Tapan, Razzak and many more.

Rifles were collected from Bonarpara GRP Thana and Saghata Thana and training camps were conducted and resistance measures were taken at Bonarpara. Apart from Principal Ataur Rahman, Ebarat Ali Mandal, Rostam and Afshar Bazlu, there were many others in the rifle collection. An armed freedom fighters' team was formed under the leadership of Ansar Commander Aftab Hossain Dudur with trained members of the Asna force. This group included Mohabbat, Bazlu, Dudu and many more. This team was in charge of Bonarpara resistance. The camp of the freedom fighters was the 3rd house of the government food warehouse. A trench was dug at the entrance of Bonapara to resist the invading forces. Obstacles were created by cutting down trees at various points on the Gaibandha-Bonarpara road. On hearing of all these steps taken by the freedom fighters in Bonarpara, the invading forces came to Bonapara on 23 April, 7 days after the fall of Gaibandha on 16 April, equipped with tank cannons with great preparation. Huge forces equipped with tanks cannon little 303 0 with the rifle can not be resisted. Considering that this would cause great loss of life and property, the freedom fighters were prevented from obstructing the advance of the invading forces. Bonarpara fell on 23 April.

Students and youths crossed the border and went to India for training in guerrilla warfare. At the end of the training, the boys of Saghata Police Station participated in the active liberation war in 11 sectors under Z Force, K Force and Mujib Bahini.

Resistance episode: An all-party meeting was held on March 7 at Piari High School in Palashbari under the chairmanship of Professor Hasan Azizur Rahman. Tofazzal Hossain was appointed as the convener and Omar Farooq Chowdhury as the member secretary and MK Rahim Uddin (one of the freedom fighters of the anti-British movement), Ayub Ali Master, Abdul Barek, Sakoat Zaman Babu, Mofazzal Hossain, Rakhal Chandra, Abdur Rahman, Mostafizur Rahman, Dr. Arjit Kumar, Abdul Waresh, Golzar dealer, Nazrul Islam, Abdul Mannan and others formed the Neo 'Resistance to Aggressive Forces' committee. Azizar Rahman MPA was the advisor of the committee. The committee opened a camp at the FU Club on 10 March and hoisted the flag of independent Bengal in place of the Pakistani flag. On 12 March, barricades were set up on the road to obstruct the movement of Pakistani troops from Dhaka to Rangpur. Although the Pakistanis removed the barricades and went to Rangpur, the committee continued its efforts to disrupt the movement of Pakistani troops. On 26 March, the Pakistani army on its way from Rangpur to Bogra failed to break the barricade on the highway in Palashbari area and opened fire on the innocent people of Kalibari Hat in Palashbari. A. Mannan, a young man from Giridhari village and two Bengali policemen were killed in the attack.

On March 26, a 40/50 member EPR force came to Palambari from the border area. 21 people were martyred in the clash between the invading forces. Major Nizam, an accomplice of the Pakistani aggressors, disarmed the remaining Bengali soldiers and found out that they had come out armed after the attack on the Bengali soldiers at Syedpur Cantonment on 25 March and Captain Anwar Hossain was stationed at Phulbari. Major Nizam went to Phulbari and hid the Pakistani friendship and suggested the need to increase the number of troops of the D Company stationed at Ghoraghat to weaken Captain Anwar. According to the advice, on March 29, Subedar Aftab Ali alias Altaf was sent with 60 soldiers. The visionary Captain Anwar instructed Subedar Altaf to stay at Palashbari. The heroic students-youth-people of Palashbari became more courageous with the army. Subedar Altaf divided his forces into different divisions and deployed them at Madarganj and Angra bridges. They also supervise the training of students and youth in Palashbari. The Struggle Committee continues to provide financial support to the Army and EPR jawans. On March 30, Major Nizam's Pakistani friendship was unveiled. He tells everyone to close and rest with their weapons. But the naughty children of the army can understand the plot. When Major Nizam was shot dead by the soldiers, Lt. Rafiq took the lead.

On 31 March the Pak invaders again faced resistance at Palashbari. There was an exchange of fire with the Bengali Epiar and the army. At one point the invading forces appeared at the Palashbari crossroads. Lt. Rafiq was there. When the assailants grabbed him and tried to pick him up in the car, Subedar Artaf's accomplice Habildar Mansur fired at the arrested persons with LMG. A Pakistani soldier shot Lt. Rafiq with a pistol. Lt. Rafiq, the eldest son of Abdul Aziz and Fatema Begum, the headmaster of Narinda Vidyalaya in Pabna, was martyred. Subedar Altaf took the lead. Subedar Altaf called on the Mujahid Ansars of Palashbari area to join them in the freedom struggle. Within a few days, 250 Mujahideen, including the captain, joined the Ansar. The forces led by Subedar Artaf took up positions at the Palashba police station including the Angrar Bridge in Pirganj, Madarganj in Sadulapur and the Katakhari Bridge in Gobindganj. On the morning of 14 April, the armed aggressors marched from Dhaka to Rangpur via Palashbari with 30/35 convoys. At 8 pm on 15 April, the invading forces attacked the Bengali soldiers guarding the Angra Bridge. News of a long fierce battle comes to Gaibandha. From Gaibandha, trainer Kaziul Islam and other trainers rushed to Palashbari with the trained freedom fighters and took part in the battle. The Punjabi invaders retreated in the battle of Angra Bridge. At that time there was a platoon in Madarganj led by Habildar Mansur. Subedar Altaf broke the Angra bridge in the early hours of the night and left for Madarganj with some brave warriors. Arriving at Madarganj, Subedar Altaf noticed from a distance of about 50 yards that the Punjabis were getting down from a car equipped with 5/6 machine guns. As soon as the cars moved a little, the machine guns started firing. Subedar Altaf Tarit came back and started firing back and the liberated trainees including the army personnel started firing at the same time to destroy the enemy. As the enemy attacked from both sides, Subedar Altaf and Habirdar Mansur, along with Bir Joanre, counter-attacked the invaders from both sides. At that time about two thousand brave people came forward to help the freedom fighters with da, spear and stick. The freedom fighters became more courageous. 21 Punjabis were killed in the battle . The invading forces gradually retreated. 16 rifles and one LMG left behind by the dead and wounded were seized by the freedom fighters. The heroic Bengali Nurul Amin was wounded in the battle. He was shifted to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital from Madarganj. At this time the news came that the invading Punjabi troops were advancing towards Gaibandha. The freedom fighters rushed to take up position at Gaibandha as it was not possible to deal with the weapons and military force of the invaders by creating obstacles on the way. The heroic freedom fighters took position in Gaibandha. The Pak aggressors started coming towards Gaibandha town with heavy and modern weapons. In this situation the freedom fighters left Gaibandha city. On the day (April 17), the day the independent Bangladesh government was formed in Mujibnagar, the Pak aggressors entered the town of Gaibandha at 3 pm. The freedom fighters left the city for safety and began to prepare for the liberation of the country through armed struggle.

Preparation and training of freedom fighters: The heroic children of Gaibandha spread to the free areas of Roumari, Rajibpur and Chilmari in Kurigram and to safe places on the eastern bank of the Brahmaputra. Many of the elected representatives of Gaibandha contacted the BSF (Border Security Guard) and organized the Damal children who had fled for the liberation of the motherland and set about training them for shelter and liberation war. In the last week of April, he organized and trained the youth in the border areas. In the last week of April, 110 youth reception camps were opened in the border areas to organize and train the youth. Among them, Dr. Mofizur Rahman and Waliur Rahman Reza, two MPAs from Gaibandha, were given the charge of camp-in-charge at Smarantali in Mankarchar and Khochabari Shibir in Cooch Behar. The number of newcomers in the camps continues to increase. Emphasis was placed on providing more training to the less trained youth in different parts of Gaibandha. It was decided to start a training camp at Baraibari under the supervision of Ali Mahbub Dadaan and Ansar Commander Azim Uddin, one of the training organizers of Gaibandha.

Meanwhile, the number of freedom fighters in the Baraibari camp increased rapidly. The freedom fighters were shifted to the Kakripara training camp for extensive training from the Baraibari camp, which was run with the overall cooperation of the leaders including MNAs and MPAs stationed at Mankar Char. In collaboration with the BSF of India, 113 people were sent to the Tura Hills of India as the 1st batch from the Kakripara camp for higher training. Prashaki training continues in Kakripara. Guerrilla training of 113 people in Tura. Those who had been undergoing training on local initiative since March at Kamarpara school ground under Sadulapur upazila and at Ruparbazar in Ghagoa Union, Council Bazar in Gidari Union, etc., moved to Chhatrabhanga Kakripara training camp and other training camps in the border area. At this time the liberation war began to accelerate and the freedom fighters began to achieve success. Gradually the number of trained freedom fighters also increased.

Details of the training camp:

Besides, many freedom fighters went to India for higher training and participated in the liberation war again after the training.

The non-Bengalis, members of the invading forces stationed at the Fulchhari police station headquarters, called Galna Char 'Joybangla'. Because the most important hide out of the liberation war is Chir Galna Char. In particular, the temporary company headquarters of the Rostam Company was at Galnar Char. Many operations inside Gaibandha were conducted from Galna Char. This company had a temporary training center here. Students and youths from different places were motivated and brought here and sent to different battles with short training. The freedom fighters used to gather here at the end of various operations. Various freedom fighters used to travel here on their way to and from India. Many operations of the Rostam Company were planned while sitting on the banks of the Galna. Every person in Galna Char volunteered to support the freedom fighters.

Then the name of Molla Char can be added. Mollarchar was the safest hide-out in the free zone. This Molla Char is a transit place from Bangladesh to India and from India to Bangladesh. Different freedom fighters used to stop at the high school here on their way to and from work. Many leaders and workers have been entertained at the house of Chairman Abdul Hai. Even then the Mujibnagar government had a small custom office. Duty was collected from boats loaded with jute going to India. The money collected was deposited in the government fund. Gaibandha's CO (Revenue) was followed by AC Mr. Setab Uddin Biswas, Advocate Hasan Imam Tulu, Ebarat Ali Mandal and Advocate Fazle Rabbi. Not far away was the camp of freedom fighter commander Hamid Paloyan.

Massacre and misdeeds of the invading forces of Pakistan: On 17 April, the invading forces entered Gaibandha and killed Nurul Amin, a freedom fighter wounded in the Madarganj resistance war.

Pakistani forces set up their base at Gaibandha Stadium. It was from here that during the war the whole of Gaibandha was liberated, killing innocent and unarmed people, raping women and setting them on fire. When the local agents who were helping in these barbaric activities handed over the students and youths to the invading forces, the beasts would brutally kill them and kill their mothers and sisters after raping them. As soon as Gaibandha entered, the invading forces got the news through their brokers and rushed to Kamarpara. The freedom fighters were being trained there. On the way to Kamarpara, the attackers killed 5 freedom-loving Bengali children in Laxmipur. The invading forces started fighting the freedom fighters as well as carrying out reckless killings in the whole of Gaibandha. At the same time, by setting fire, looting and raping women, the beasts established a reign of terror. Pakistani forces set up base at the CNDB post bungalow in Palashbari. Freedom-loving people from different places were caught and stabbed to death with bayonets. They also set up bases in other police stations and carried out misdeeds.

Adventure War on the Battlefield: On 11 July 1971, a conference of military officers was held under the chairmanship of Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Bangladesh. The whole of Bangladesh was divided into 11 sectors. The Z Force was formed under the leadership of Major Zia. The Gaibandha region was under this Z Force. When the Z Force moved to Sylhet in September under the direction of General Osmani, the Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation War, Sector 11 was formed in the area. It was led by Major Taher. With 113 highly trained freedom fighters, the foundation of sub-sector 11 was laid on the hill of Kamaksha temple in Mankar Char. Air Force Warrant Officer Md. Shafiq Ullah and later Flight Lt. Hamidullah Khan took charge of this sub-sector. Mahidullah Khan acted as the Sector Commander when Major Taher, the Sector Commander, was seriously injured in the oncoming battle at Kamalpur. Among the highly trained freedom fighters of this sub-sector were Khairul Islam alias Nazrul Islam, MS Nabi Lalu, Rostam Ali, Mahbub Elahi Ranju, Aminul Islam Suja, Chhota Nuru, Mobinul Islam Jubel, Mozammel Haque Mandal, Rafiqul Islam Hiru, Bajlar Rahman, Mohsin. , Gautam, Samchul Alam, Bazlu, Bande Ali, Mannan, Nazim, Bakkar, Tofa, Ahsan, Qasim, Haider, Mojibar, Jinnu, Mohabbat etc. Among them MN Nabi Lalu, Khairul Alam, Mahbub Elahi Ranju, Rostam Ali got the responsibility of company commander and entered the country to start the operation with the freedom fighters. Kalasona, situated in the area occupied by the then Gaibandha subdivision and in the open zone on the east bank of the Brahmaputra, was separated from the Gaibandha by the Manas river only 6/7 miles away. The island is a temporary base in the northern battlefield. From this camp operations were conducted against the enemy in different areas of Gaibandha. A guerrilla company in Sector 11, with its various installations on the island, was efficiently positioned and consolidated its position almost every day, planning or resisting attacks on Pakistani barbaric forces at the risk of certain death. Here is a description of some adventurous battles:

1. Battle of Badiakhali Road Bridge Area: Two sections led by Mahbub Elahi Ranju and Rostam Ali jointly conducted operations in Badiakhali Road-Bridge area under Gaibandha Upazila with LM, G, Stengun, SLR, Rifle and Grenade. They reached the bridge by boat. The bridge was surrounded by enemy bunkers. The invading soldiers and razakars were guarding these bunkers with heavy weapons. The heroic freedom fighters fired continuously at the enemy forces for half an hour. Although both sides exchanged fire, the bridge could not be captured by the freedom fighters. In this situation, crawling from the position of the freedom fighters, Shamsul Alam of Rustam section and Jubel grenade of Ranju section went to the bunker of the enemy army and threw 10 grenades on the bunker in a row.

The assailants somehow managed to escape at that time. The freedom fighters destroyed a part of the bridge with dynamite. The attackers included Wasikar Md. Iqbal Maju, Chhota Nuru, Mahmudul Haque Shahzada, Kamu, Bande Ali, Hamid, Nazim, Alim, Mohsin, Bazlur, Sahidul, Thandu, Fazlu among others. The freedom fighters went back to Galna Char and Kalasona Char. The next day in Fulchhari, Abdul Member of Gazaria Union, the shelter of the freedom fighters, was killed by the accomplices of the invading forces.

2. Haripur Operation: On May 29, Kaziul Islam informed the boat passengers that the invading forces were stationed at Kalibazar in Sundarganj with some Razakars. When the commander of the company contacted the BSF, the BSF said on June 6 that they would have to operate at Kalirbazar at night. Because they know that the jute stored there will be transferred by the invading forces through the peace committee the next day. Accordingly, the Kalibazar and Haripur operations were conducted under the leadership of Subedar Altaf. In an operation conducted by 26 freedom fighters, the acting chairman of the peace committee and his two armed razakars were arrested and the looted goods of the brokers were recovered. On the way back after the operation, the boats did not move about 300 yards from the west bank of the Brahmaputra and the invading forces fired machine guns at the freedom fighters from the river bank. The freedom fighters fired from the boat. However, neither side suffered any casualties.

3. Battle of Kodalkati: The battle of Kodalkati, one of the most significant battles in the history of the war of liberation of Bangladesh, started before dawn on 16 August. The invading forces attacked simultaneously by sea, land and air. The three-pronged barbaric attacks of the invading forces armed with sophisticated weapons continued to be resisted under the overall leadership of Z Force Commander Major Zia. The 3 '' pea of ​​the force led by Subedar Altaf broke down at one stage. Subedar Altaf used to run around like ummahs. Cover fire was not possible in the battle of the heroic fighters with rifles, stations and LMGs who participated in the face-to-face battle. Meanwhile, machine guns, including shelling, air attacks and heavy weapons from the gunboats of the invading forces, began to shake the standard pastures as the trees and houses were shattered. The firing did not stop even for a moment in the three-pronged attack of the invading forces from dawn till 3 pm. The 2MF company was then forced to withdraw the frontal (westward) defense and withdrew the western part of Fast Bengal. The freedom fighters did not get the promised supply of the previous day and there was no covering fire of BSF. Meanwhile, the bunkers on the west side of the Majid Mukul-led section have been cordoned off. M Khaled Dulu and Shawkat Ali hid from the siege. But Altaf and AH Samad, the heroes of Badiakhali, were not spared. Both were stabbed to death in the bunker. Two heroic comrades were martyred. Hearing their screams, Nazrul, a hero from Dewanganj, came out of the bunker next door and requested Majid Mukul, who was staying in the bunker next door, to draw. But he could not move with his team after hearing the sad cries of Shaheed Samad and Altaf. As soon as Nazrul entered to eat sugarcane, Majid charged Mukul's bunker by saying Ya Ali to the two attackers who came in a row on foot. Majid Mukul blasted a grenade from one side of the bunker. Habildar Maqbool fired a machine gun from Sarvabam's defense at the attackers in charge of Majid Mukul's bunker. The invading forces fell prey to the machine gun fire of the heroic comrade Maqbool. At that time, Dulu was repeatedly requesting Majid Mukul to withdraw from the back sugarcane field. As he was passing Majid Mukul's bunker in the back row, Kashem of Barisal, a brave Bengali soldier of the 2MF Company's north-west defense, fired a brush from the LMG in his hand, killing several enemy soldiers. At the same time, Maqbool, a heroic comrade of Fast Bengal, was wounded by the shelling of long range cannons of the invaders. He withdrew the whole section with his machine gun. Eventually Majid withdrew the buds, crossed the sugarcane and kashaban and took up position on the bank of the river. Nazrul and Dulu were waiting there. On the other hand, the withdrawn comrades want to know from Subedar Altaf why the covering fire was not given. Fighter Commander Subedar Altaf broke down in tears to describe the loss to the Z Force Commander. Angrily, he raised his pistol and fired. Major Zia grabbed the pistol and called for calm. "We could have been more successful if comrade Altaf Z Force had not been sent to the Sylhet sector and everyone was in the same position. But most of the troops closed and the Indian BSF kept its promise." Failure to do so did not lead to the expected success of the 7-day war. The evening is approaching. The details of the casualties of the invading forces were not yet known. However, the firing stopped. From time to time machine guns are fired from gunboats and shells are fired one by one. Meanwhile, the hero AB Siddique Sufi received the news that their mortar had failed before our mortar failed. In addition, Naik Majid fired a rocket launcher from the adjacent section, causing severe damage to a song boat and a launch. And Naik Rezaul was able to withdraw his section in the covering fire of Anwarul Qadir Fulmia, Ranju, Alamgir, Shariful Islam Bablu, Dr. Mansur and Habildar Mansur, Naik Mofiz Ullah and Naik Abu Taher. Meanwhile, the heroic army led by Abul Kashem of Bikrampur brought freedom fighters Humayun, Hannan, Bablu, Reza Nir from the east bank to the west bank in a small boat without the knowledge of Subedar Altaf and brought Majid Mukul, Dulu and Nazrul across. Only two comrades were martyred. When the Z Force withdrew their defense, the invading forces saw the bodies of their comrades-in-arms and killed two or four people who were residents of Kodalkati Char.

In the history of the War of Liberation, 350 Pakistani invaders were killed in the battle of Vyat Kodalkati. The 2MF Co. of the Z Force was able to seize 3 LMG stenguns and 6 Chinese rifles and a large quantity of ammunition and helmets. There was an exchange of fire with the invaders on the 7th day before the 17-day three-pronged attack. The heroic role of Z Force's 2MF company in the week-long battle is significant.

In the battle of Kodalkati led by Z Force Commander Major Ziaur Rahman, 2 MF Co. led by Subedar Altaf and a company of Fast Bengal led by Lt. Asad were defeated in a face-to-face battle and the Pak aggressors lost a large number of arms and manpower.

4. Rasulpur Slice Gate Attack: Then it was the turn of attacking the Pak army stationed at Rasulpur Slice Gate. MN Nabi Lalu, company commander of the freedom fighters stationed at Kalasona Char with the help of UP members Maqsood Ali and Rahim Uddin Sarkar, got the news on the night of 15 October that the number of enemies was less as several Pak soldiers invading Sluich Gate went to Gaibandha. He decided to attack the swift switch gate in consultation with the platoon commanders. At that time Saiful Alam Sajar Company and Khairul Alam Company took position under the plan to turn Ranju Company and Gaibandha into a pocket for Sundarganj and Dariapur bridge operation on the char of Kalasona. The Rostam Company was next door. Behind him are the heroic freedom fighters of the training camp run by the Paloyan Company and Moti Mia at Molla Char. Saifur Aram Saja Saja Company and Khairul Aram Company took position under the plan of Lalu Company. According to Lalu Company's plan, a platoon led by Toaisi Almoni of Shuja Company as an explosive group demolished the switch gate, Lalu Company's Dulal Qaderi and AH Qayyum Tipu led platoon to attack the zamindar's house, Kamzar led by Mozammel Haque Mandal MN Nabi Lalu, a brave warrior led by Suicide Group Ray and Sadequr Rahman led by Abdul Baset Sarkar, reached the sluice gate at 8 pm. The suicide team led by Baset attacked Shamsul, Dudu, AH Sattar, Bajlar and Sobhan of Ballamjhar and Lutfar of AH Quddus and Fulchhari and attacked the Pak army. The Pak army came forward from Kamarjani to protect the invading forces. The freedom fighters started firing as soon as they came under the range of the fighters of Mozammel Haque's platoon. Lutfar Rahman instructed the explosive group to demolish the switch gate on the instructions of the company commander. Led by Armani, the heroic freedom fighters Sadekur, AH Baki, Jalil, Mozaffar Adel and Lutfar caused severe damage to the bridge. The heroic warriors of Lalu Company exchanged fire for 2 hours. The freedom fighters including the suicide team were able to arrest 6 Pakistani Mujahideen and eliminate 3 Pak soldiers. In the battle, the freedom fighters captured 4 LMGs and the invading forces were forced to retreat.

5. Battle of Nandina: On 18 October, forces led by Aminul Islam Sujar, with the help of Saja Company and Khairul Alam Company, attacked Sadulapur police station and returned to the landing base. Saiful Alam Saja, Commander of Saja Company and his Second in Command Fazlur Rahman Raja Nandina Commander Fazlur Rahman took up position as the Company Headquarters at a house located in Raja Nandina Bill. Platoons led by him took up positions in two villages. Saja Company planted mines on the railway line near Trimohoni railway station during Ratanpur and Nandina town. The company was divided into two platoons from the headquarters group led by the commander and the second in command. The platoon is located between two enemy armies. In self-defense, the freedom fighters continued to disperse. The assailants also started approaching. At that time, brave freedom fighters Rafiqul Islam Hiru and Abdur Rahman (aka Kana Rahman) of Boali, armed with LMGs, started firing LMGs at the enemy forces.

Tailor Master Abdul Awal fired LMG shots to protect the freedom fighters from the siege. A number of freedom fighters gathered at the opportunity of his firing and took up position in a jute warehouse at Laxmipur. Although some of them managed to escape from the siege due to the firing of Hiru and Rahman, the fearless soldiers of the Air Force, Omar Farooq of Bhola district and Nabir Hossain of Mostali's brother Boali, Hamidur Rahman of Foliar. Abed Ali of Laxmipur and Asaduzzaman Nawab Shahid of Gaibandha Paschimpara killed these heroic martyrs and the invading forces started trying to capture other freedom fighters. As a result, the local people hurriedly buried the bodies of the heroic martyrs on the side of Gaibandha-Palashbari road and the bodies of three other martyrs including martyr Omar Farooq were buried on the side of Gaibandha-Sadulapur road.

. Successful expeditions of Oriya Char: Torture, torture, looting, killing, rape, Janadar became a daily occurrence of Pak army and its accomplices Razakar, Albadr, Al-Shams. When the Razakars came in groups and looted the village on the west side of Kalasona, the freedom fighters immediately surrounded the village. The razakars tried to escape after assessing the situation. But he did not succeed. The accomplices of the oppressive murderers and barbarians were caught by the freedom fighters. Twelve Razakars were captured that evening and sixteen rifles were recovered. Two Razakars escaped and two were hacked to death by villagers. When the Razakars were brought to the open area, there was a great joy among the people. But it was seen that from noon onwards, the Pak army was roaming in the village of Ratanpur Oriya with great enthusiasm and it can be said that there were no more villagers. From the next morning onwards, the invading forces rose in a demonic torment. The village burns the village. There is only fire and fire on the other side, a horrible scene. A terrible boat is going uphill from two lowlands. In the first Neka, Razakar is standing with a rifle in his hand, and 10/15 more Pak soldiers are sitting outside the rear. Mahbub Elahi had been waking up with his comrades since morning. The special moment has come. As soon as the signal was received, the freedom fighters jumped on the boat with their weapons. In the first shot, the killer fell into the water with his weapon in his hand. There was not much chance of counter-attack. However, the Pak army exchanged fire in the hope of survival. The Razakars jumped into the river in an instant. Meanwhile, the screams of women's voices startled everyone. Truly two young women have been stripped naked by the greedy attack of the raiding animals. What a desperate longing to save the dignity of life. This time they also jumped into the river. Growing up on the banks of the Jamuna, a young woman from a village is naked in the face of a greedy attack by predators. What a desperate longing to save the dignity of life! This time they also jumped into the river. Growing up on the banks of the Jamuna, the young woman of the village is anxious to get a taste of liberation. If he dies drowning in a river, it is much better than succumbing to the cruel beastly lust of animals. Those among the beasts who did not die or escape were captured. Inside the boat were a variety of looted food and many weapons and ammunition were seized by the freedom fighters.

. From Kalasona to Fazlupur: The arrival of winter is heard in the beginning of November. At that time, the heroic fighters engaged in the struggle to snatch freedom faced a dire crisis due to lack of food, medicine and medicine. The brave warriors of Kalasona Char on the banks of the river were busy day and night, especially in the wee hours of the morning, attacking the enemy bases and resisting the barbarians. One morning news came that the attackers were advancing towards Kalasona from the flood control dam. The freedom fighters were not unaware that such an attack could take place. The freedom fighters are becoming proficient in the war through one campaign after another. With a little training and experience, the freedom fighters had to be amazed at the visionary, perfect plan and how to implement it. Mahbub Elahi Ranju with his company's comrades crossed the river on the west bank and stayed in a paddy field. A violent clash broke out at dawn. The sun rose, and the battlefield rose in the morning. I will not leave the position of the freedom fighters. They took up position in front of the half-ripe paddy field, naturally the position of the barbarians was good at that moment. The heroic fighter Fallu was suddenly shot in the neck. He is moaning, fidgeting. At that moment, Mannan came to him with a wave of sympathy. This alleviated his pain a bit. Shots are raining down on them. Thinking of certain death, Mannan jumped on his back, hoping to take a safe place next to him. Fate was so bad that again Fazlur was shot in the back and waist. Life force cannot be retained only if it is strong due to mental fortitude. Fazlu was martyred. Corpses lay on the battlefield. All around is quiet, frozen. Hungry, tired, exhausted freedom fighters are in mourning. They returned to Kalasona with Fazlur's body. Fazlur's burial was completed with the dignity of martyrs. The people present suggested that the name of Kalasona Union would be Fazlupur Union from today. Since then, this area has been known as Fazlupur with Shahidi in its bosom.

Saghata attack: Another notable operation to kill the Pak army was at Bharatkhali railway station between Fulchhari railway steamer ghat and Bonarpara junction. This adventurous expedition was conducted near Bharatkhali under the leadership of Company Commander Rostam Ali. The battle was fought so well that its fame became a legend in the region. At this time of the war of independence, horror came down on the public life of the whole area. Oppression, persecution, and barbarism were rampant . The people are cooperating with the overall support and assistance of the liberation war with an indomitable desire to be free from that chain. Rostam got the responsibility of the expedition. According to reliable sources, traps were set on the railways. Needless to say, the invading forces, fearing an attack by the freedom fighters, would completely destroy the trees, settlements and houses in the area up to half a mile on both sides of the raft, somewhere up to a mile, so that the freedom fighters could not attack in ambush. The teachings of history are not bound to the people who are committed to freedom. The boys started counting the hours by planting electric detonator mines. Finally that moment came. After the mine blast, there was a fierce battle on both sides throughout the day. About 15/20 Pak soldiers including Lt. Col. Rahmat Ullah Khan and Major Sheikh Khan were killed in the battle.

9. Battle of Sanyasadaha Railway Bridge: Sanyasadaha Railway Bridge (Padumshahr Union) on the Alai River on the Gaibandha-Bonarpara Railway is an important installation. There were 10 Razakars in charge of the security of this bridge. They used to torture the people around the bridge in various ways. In mid-April, a small group of freedom fighters led by Mujibur Rahman Dudu and Taslim Hawaldar attacked the bridge. The Razakar forces on duty there fled and saved their lives. 7 / rifle was seized by the freedom fighters. The area became hopeful and public opinion was formed in favor of the liberation war.

10. Bhangamor Ambush: This ambush was set up at Bhangamor on Gaibandha-Fulchhari road. The convoy of the invading forces used to travel through this road every day. Three days before Shab-i-Meraj, news came to Rostam Ali Khandaker's company that on the day of Shab-i-Meraj, at around 10 am, a convoy with a major of the foot army would leave Gaibandha for Fulchhari. This fleet will carry ammunition and other supplies. According to that, Badi was hidden out at Sarkar's house the night before. Everyone in the group came to the ambush school after eating sehri for the purpose of fasting. The place was already determined by Reiki. The ambush team is divided into 4 divisions and takes positions in certain places and keeps waiting for the enemy. A few minutes before 10 o'clock, at the sound of a car, everyone got together and started preparing. Later 3 cars were seen. As the vehicles started approaching the ambush ground, the anxiety of the freedom fighters also increased. As soon as the convoy reached the ambush area, party leader Rostam Ali ordered the freedom fighters to open fire. At the same time, 3 groups started firing from both sides of the road. The assailants lost their way and started running. At one point they started firing on the freedom fighters. After a few shots, the freedom fighters could not withstand the joint attack and they got into the car and fled. The freedom fighters ran and took to the streets to attack. Abul Hasan's mortar became useless. The freedom fighters saw that 3 people including a major of the invading forces were killed. While leaving, the invading forces took away the body. Two Chinese automatic rifles were seized. This is the first public daytime attack in the area. If the mortar had not failed that day, the invading forces would have suffered even more. The freedom fighters did not suffer the slightest loss that day.

11. First attack on Saghata police station: The raid was conducted from the defense of Kamalpara primary school of Saghata police station. A team of 22 freedom fighters led by heroic freedom fighter Rostam Ali divided into 3 factions and conducted the raid of Saghata police station. At around 10 o'clock Saghata police station was attacked from 3 directions. In response, the police opened fire on the freedom fighters. After a while, they could not withstand the attack of the freedom fighters and fled by dipping in the police station pond. The freedom fighters broke into the police station and returned to the hideout with hundreds of rifles, guns and a large quantity of ammunition. On hearing the news of this successful operation, Brigadier Sanat Singh Babaji, Regional Commander, Tura Region, Indian Army, formally rewarded the freedom fighters for this successful operation. On that day, the freedom fighters were further rewarded by the then MP Principal Abu Saeed, the then MPO of Kurigram, the late Abdullah Suhrawardy, the late MPO of Gaibandha Dr Mofizar Rahman.

12. Battle of Kagragari Bridge: Trains used to move on one side of this bridge adjacent to Bharatkhali station and people on the other side. There was a warehouse of jute board in Bharatkhali market. The main source of foreign exchange for Pakistan was the golden fiber jute of East Pakistan. The decision was taken to set fire to the jute warehouse with the intention of weakening the government's economy. Under the leadership of Rostam Ali Khandaker, the team was divided into 3 groups, one team was deployed for the bridge, one team was deployed behind Bharatkhali High School and the other team was deployed for setting fire to the jute warehouse. After the jute warehouse was set on fire, the rangers and razakars deployed on the bridge were stopped as they were advancing towards the jute warehouse. There was about an hour of fighting between the two sides. The invading forces advancing from Fulchhari Ghat Sadar were also obstructed by the freedom fighters. After the destruction of the jute warehouse, the freedom fighters returned to Nandura village. In this operation 6/7 hundred bales of jute kept for export were burnt in the warehouse.

13. Battle of Trimohini Ghat: The biggest battle with the invading forces in Gaibandha district took place on 24 October at Trimohini Ghat of Saghata Thana. An all-out attack on Bonarpara, one of the non-Bengali inhabited areas of Bangladesh, was planned on 28 October. In preparation for the plan, the first position was taken at Sonaullah village in Harirampur union of Gobindaganj police station. The freedom fighters then hid out at the house of Mamata Member in West Raghabpur, the headquarters of the invaders. The plan was to bring the freedom fighters from three directions to the village of Tenia, east of Bonarpara, from three directions, and to launch an all-out attack on Bonapara on the night of 26 March, advancing from three places. Before the implementation of that plan, on 24 October, the invading forces attacked the freedom fighters' hideout at Sonadanga in Taluk from three directions. There was a fierce battle till 11 o'clock. The invading forces could not do any harm to the freedom fighters till 11 o'clock. The infinitely brave Alam and Bazlu of the freedom fighters crossed the river and came to Trimohini Ghat to capture the surviving Punjabi soldiers. There he took a little rest without seeing the invading forces. The invading forces attacked this position of the freedom fighters. At one stage the firing of the freedom fighters ended. There were skirmishes. In that war, Hamidur Rahman Madhu and Shahidullah committed suicide with the last stored bullets of their weapons, considering it better to commit suicide than surrender to the invading forces. In this battle 26 members of the invading forces were killed and a large number were wounded. 12 freedom fighters were martyred.

Ship Attack at Tistamukhghat: The 28th Brigade of the invading forces equipped Rangpur with sophisticated weapons and occupied the Roumari Free Zone and sealed the border area with 3 ships loaded with arms and ammunition. The freedom fighters may know about the plan to unload the ship from Tistamukh Ghat and take it to Rangpur Cantonment by train.

The freedom fighters immediately informed the Sector Commander Hamidullah Khan about the incident. He immediately contacted the Guwahati Regional Naval Department. Three naval commando freedom fighters were sent from the Guwahati wharf for the operation. They raided the entire Tistamukhghat and three warships through the people working at the Tistamukhghat. On the night of the operation, three boats were added from the hide out of Sabed Major's house in Galna Char and three Naukmando men were dropped off at Tistamukh Ghat with limpet mines and other weapons. The three of them swam away as usual. He went to the bottom of three ships, cleaned the bottom of the ship and set up a limpet mine. The Brahmaputra was very turbulent due to the dark night of the new moon and heavy rains. Due to which they were not able to place mines properly. Fazlul Haque, one of the three naval commandos, returned to the security cordon before the Fajr call. He hears the news that the operation was not successful due to the current and the comrades are not likely to survive. He also said that the bottom of the ship was slippery and it fell into the water while planting the mine. When taking the initiative to remove the mine, fear that two Naukmando ships got stuck in the fan. Then he came back to Hide Out in the morning. The bodies of the two Naukmandos were then secretly found. Three days later, the bodies of two boatmen came ashore. Seeing their bodies, the invading forces took them to the camp and buried them in the Fulchhari slaughterhouse. If this operation of that day was successful, the Teestamukhghat with 3 ships loaded with weapons would have been completely destroyed. Hostile weather and high winds did not allow that day to succeed.

15. Old Badiakhali Jute Warehouse Fire Connection: Old Bharatkhali is a famous market in Sawla Union of Saghata Police Station. There were many public and private jute warehouses in this port. The warehouses contained a large number of bell barriers for export through Dandi Narayanganj in the east. Jute was the main source of foreign exchange for Pakistan. So plans were made to destroy the jute warehouse. As per the plan, positions were taken in the entire hat area. The main team, led by Rostam Ali Khandaker, exploded Molotov cocktails and set fire to jute warehouses with petrol. After the jute warehouse was completely incinerated, they returned to Hide Out.

16. Pakistani Intelligence Officer Detained: The newly trained fighters of Rostam Ali Khandaker's team came to know about him after extensive interrogation by the freedom fighters in Bujhari of Saghata Police Station's Kachua Union. He was later sent to Sub-Sector Headquarters Mankarchar. He gave a lot of important information to the sector commander. The information obtained from him was useful in the ongoing liberation war. The new fighters are Rafiqul, Afzal and Khaleq.

16. Dewantala Railway Bridge Destroyed: The Dewantara Railway Bridge is located on the Bonapara-Bogra railway line above the Bengali River. Destroying the railway bridge, which is important for communicating with the industrial city of Bogra for strategic reasons, would cause huge losses to the government if the 62nd Brigade could cut off the communication between Bogra and Rangpur and Bogra with Dhaka. So the team of Mokhlesur Rahman Dulur, the heroic freedom fighter commander of Gobindaganj and Rostam Ali Khandaker jointly destroyed the bridge. Which was introduced after independence. The destruction of this bridge resulted in the destruction of the communication system, goods, passenger transport, army transport of the region.

16. Mahimaganj Sugar Mill Destroyed: Mahimaganj Sugar Mill is the second largest sugar mill in Asia. It was a profitable industrial organization. Rostam Ali Khandaker's party attacked the mill in late October, damaging the sugar mill, with the aim of weakening the Pakistani government's economy if the mill could be destroyed. The government of Pakistan suffered financially due to the loss of this mill.

19. Second attack on Saghata police station: In mid-October, a second attack was carried out on Saghata police station under the leadership of Rostam Ari Khandaker. Most of the police in the police station surrendered to the group, some fled. A large number of rifles and ammunition were seized. The surrendered policemen were sent to the sector headquarters at Mankar Char.

20 Singra Railway Bridge Operation: Location of Singra Bridge in the middle of Bonapara Tistamukh Railway (Padum City Union). 20 Razakars were in charge of the security of this bridge. Razakars used to oppress the people of the surrounding areas in various ways. Neo used to attack people's houses and take out chickens, cows, goats, rice and pulses. He used to beat people unjustly. People used to take money on the way to and from the bridge. The local people were unhappy with their oppression. Moreover, he used to arrest the pro-liberation people. He used to provide the news of the arrival and departure of the freedom fighters to the invading forces. Rostam Ali Khandaker's party attacked the bridge in early October. Unable to withstand the attack, 3 Razakars dropped their weapons and fled. The remaining 16 were killed by the freedom fighters. The next day the Pak army brought 18 bodies to Bonapara and buried them near two lines on the north side of the station ward.

21. Police arrested in Bhangamore: Fighters of Rostam Ali's company arrested two armed policemen from Bhangamore village of Bharatkhali Union during the day and handed them over to Mankar Char Sector Headquarters. They came to the area under the direction of the invading forces to gather information and arrest the guardians of the freedom fighters.

22. Detention and killing of razakars: The razakars of Saghata-Fulchhari police station area were always close to the armed activities of the fighters of the company led by Rostam Ali Khandaker. A large number of Razakars voluntarily surrendered to this group with arms. Razakars of many camps used to send various information of the invading forces to the freedom fighters. Many Razakar commanders secretly sent word that if the Mukti Bahini fired on our camp, we would leave with the Mukti Bahini. Two such persons are the late Moyez Uddin and Afsar Ali (Fulchhari). They came to the freedom fighters with their team and showed courage by participating in various battles. It is to be noted that very few people from this area were recruited in the Razakars, Al Badr and Al Shams forces due to the activities of the freedom fighters. Many were forced to be admitted despite their reluctance due to various forms of stress. They surrendered to the freedom fighters. As a result of this group's extensive armed activities, the brokers and the peace committee were unable to carry out their activities. Those who were there also died at the hands of this group. Among them Saguna's Moyez Mridha, Fulchhari Khaksar Maulvi is one of them.

23. Fulchhari Thana Raid: After several successive operations, the freedom fighters gathered at the hide out of Galnarchar. On the night of December 3, secret sources reported that several assailants had been taken to Gaibandha from the camp at Fulchhari TTDC Complex that day and no one had come to replace them. To verify the news, platoon commander Shamsul Alam was sent to Fulchhari police station with 30 members of fighting patrol. At the same time, they were instructed to raid Fulchhari police station. After verifying the news, Shamsul Alam's team attacked Fulchhari police station at 10 am on their way back to Hide Out and returned safely without any hindrance with 32 rifles, guns and a few boxes of bullets from Fulchhari police station. As a result of this raid, the courage of the fighters of the team increased.

24. Battle of Fulchhari on 4th December: In this day's battle 26 members of the invading forces were killed and a large number were wounded and 5 freedom fighters Badal, Afzal, Sobhan, Anshar Ali and Karej Ali were martyred. Shamsul Alam, Mohsin, Nazim, Taslim, Enamul and Moyez led 6 platoons in the battle led by Gautam Chandra Modak in the absence of the company commander that day. Abdul Jalil Tota, Abu Bakar Siddique and Hamidul Haque Qaderi were the six teams engaged in the war.

The first clash of the invading forces with the freedom fighters took place at Ghaghat railway bridge. That war spread to Fulchhari Sadar. The final battle with the fleeing invaders took place on the Wapda Dam at Govindi (Saghata). Five freedom fighters were martyred in Govindi. On December 6, Bazlur Rahman Bazlu, a brave warrior of the party, with the help of the local people, buried 5 bodies in a bullock cart in 5 graves at the southwestern end of Dhanruha Government Primary School ground in the then Saguna Union of Saghata Police Station. Dudu Chairman, Gias Sarkar and many others helped Bazlu. The country matured with the overall support of the people and built a Shaheed Minar. Every year on the initiative of local people and freedom fighters, Martyrs' Memorial Day is celebrated here on 4th December with due dignity. The tombs of the martyrs of Dhanaruha Primary School will carry the memory of the liberation war and the history of the Fulchhari war will inspire the new generation to be inspired by the spirit of the liberation war for ages. In view of the presence of freedom fighters' graves in Saguna Union and in recognition of the demands of the local people, the government renamed Saguna Union as Mukti Nagar Union in 1972 through a gazette notification. It is a rare instance to name a union in memory of Bangladesh.

Gaibandha Massacre: On the morning of 17 April 1971, the Pak aggressors entered Gaibandha via Madarganj and Sadulapur. Tara Gaibandha Stadium ( now Shah Abdul Hamid Stadium) occupied the wireless center and set up base there. 

From this base, demonic killings and torture of women are carried out in different places of Tara city and district. Moreover, they set up temporary bases at various places in the district. They captured and killed countless people in the camp and buried them in the ground. Numerous bodies were also buried near various roads and ghats at that time. So these places later came to be known as slaughterhouses.

The Gaibandha 71 slaughterhouse identification and conservation committee formed on 15 December 1999 conducted a survey and identified 26 slaughterhouses in different parts of the district. These include Gaibandha Stadium on the south side, Fulchhari Sadar on the south side of Lay Line, Palashbari Roads and Urban Development Department's post bungalow (rest house) and Kashiabari, Ghoraghat road side Kishoregari, Bairi Harinamari, Gobindaganj Katakhali, Kochamahar, Nakaihat, Ballamjhar, Sahapara, Kamarjani, Daldalia of Saghata, Saguna (Dhanaruha) of the upazila are especially notable.

Numerous people have been killed and buried inside the house under construction in the southern part of Gaibandha Stadium and outside the stadium surrounded by the south. Every night the Pak army would come to this house with the help of brokers and kill the helpless people and kill them brutally. Girls of different ages were caught here and killed after being raped. After the Pak army fled from Gaibandha on December 9, 1971, a large number of girls' clothes were found in the camp. On the south side of the stadium, too, many people have been captured and shot dead every night. The bodies were also buried in holes along the adjacent railway line.

In many cases graves have been dug with those who were killed. The martyrs of Gaibandha at that time were Vijay Kumar Roy, Paresh Nath Prasad, Kedar Nath Prasad, Rambub Saha, Jagat Karmakar, Nani Saha, Madan Mohan Das, Upendra Chandra Roy, Yogesh Chandra Roy, Anwar and anonymity. Many more. This slaughterhouse in the stadium was later raised to fill the soil and is currently being cultivated inside the house on the south side. Of course no one still lives there.

Numerous people and freedom fighters were killed and buried in the slaughterhouse along the railway line south of Fulchhari police station headquarters . But since the slaughterhouse was not preserved and rehabilitated, it has now become a public graveyard. As a result, there is no way to understand now that this is a slaughterhouse. 

The Pak army shot and killed 162 innocent villagers on the 9th of June in the Kishoregari massacre area on the side of Ghoraghat road. Besides, in Mahimaganj of Gobindaganj, the Pak army called three social workers named Akand and Sobhan Akand Aqadar from their house, dug a hole with them, killed them and buried them in that hole. The history of Kasiyabari slaughterhouse in Palashbari is the saddest among the slaughterhouses in the district. 

The massacre in Kashiabari area of ​​Kishoregari Union is still being talked about. During the Great War of Liberation, when the devout Muslims were preparing to perform the Jumma prayers after 12 noon on Friday, the 28th of Jaistha in Bengal, at that very moment the villages around Kashiabari in the remote rural area of ​​Kishoregari Union of the police station and Ghoraghat The area is surrounded by seasoned invaders and their local allies. Secretary of Kashiabari High School and Haresh Ali Mandal of Saguna village, Aman Ulya Mandal of Kashiabari Ramballav, Nazir Uddin, Bahar Uddin, Anshar Ali, Rajendra Nath, Akalu Sheikh, Binod Bihari of Ramchandrapur, Golzar Rahman of Kishoregari, Chandrachandranath, Ramchandra Nath Hundreds of people from Kashiabari area including Khudiram, Gourahari, Narendranath and Sitaram of Jaitar were forcibly gathered at Kashiabari High School ground and brutally killed in a row at Ramchandrapur village on the west side of Chatra Ghoraghat road about 1 km south of there.

After the killing, they returned to Ghoraghat police station area of ​​Dinajpur district. Sagir Ali, a day laborer from Chawkbala village, Ansar Rahman Badsha Mandal, a 7th class student, son of Khoka Mandal of Saguna village, and Amir Ali, a pioneer of Kashiabari Post Office, miraculously survived the massacre at the place of the murder. No memorial has been erected so far in this massacre and mass grave in Kashiabari area. However, on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the great war of liberation in 1996, officials of various departments at Gaibandha district level and Palashbari thana level came to pay homage at the mass grave at Ramchandrapur village . 

With the financial support of people from all walks of life in Palashbari and officers and employees of various departments at the police station level, the site of the massacre mass grave was purchased from the land owner and the foundation stone was laid for the construction of a memorial there. At present, the massacre ground and mass grave of 71 of West Ramchandrapur village in Kashiabari area are being wiped out due to careless negligence. 

Information of the freedom fighters: Except for a few culprits, most of the people of the country were united with the liberation war. And the brave children took part in the battle directly with the training. 1,290 brave children of Gaibandha took part in the battle of Mammukh with training. The police station-based numbers are: Saghata - 323, Fulchhari - 205, Gaibandha Sadar - 284, Gobindganj - 94, Palashbari - 65, Sundarganj - 282 and Sadulapur - 57. The company commanders were (1) Rostam Ali Khandaker, (2) Mahbub Elahi Ranju, (3) MN, Nabi Lalu, (4) Aminul Islam Shuja, (5) Khairul Alam, (6) Subedar Altaf Hossain. Besides, Mofizur Rahman Khoka and Mofiz Uddin Sarkar of Gaibandha acted as company commanders in Sector 7.

In recognition of his significant contribution to the war of liberation, Badiul Alam, a daring naval commando, was awarded the title of 'Bir Uttam' and Mahbub Elahi Ranju and ATM Khaled Dulu, two brave sons of Gaibandha, were awarded the title of 'Bir Pratik'.

Those who were martyred in the war of liberation: 1. Nazrul Islam, father- Nizam Uddin, Munsipara, 2. Shahidul Haque Chowdhury, father- Abu Md. Fazlul Karim, Station Road, 3. Mahabubar Rahman, father- late AH Salam, Kuptala, 4. Fazlur Rahman, father- Rashidur Rahman, Purbakomaranai, 5. Nurunnabi Sarkar, father- A. Rahman Sarkar, David Company Para, 7. Abul Kashem, father- Ismail Hossain, Sadulapur Road, 7. Abul Hossain, father- Kalu Sheikh, Rifaitpur, 6. Nabir Hossain, father- Rahum Kamal Uddin, Thansingpur, 9. AH Samad, Chakbarul, 10. Altaf Hossain, father- Garibullah Mandal, Ramnath's Vita, 11. Abul Hossain, father- Qayyum Hossain, Rifaitpur, 12. Asaduzzaman Nawab, father- Azizur Rahman, Paschimpara, 13. AKM Hamidur Rahman, father- Mozahar Uddin, Folia, 14. Sabed Ali, father- Samser Ali, Gobindpur Hatlakshmipur, 15. Ahmed Ali, father- Samsher Ali, Kuptala, 16. Anwar Hossain and 18. Khoka (3rd Bengal Regiment) Manik Mahuripara, Gaibandha.

Palashbari Upazila: 17. Golam Rabbani, father- Farhad Rabbani, Aurpara, 19. Anju Mandal, father- Iman Ali, Pabnapur, 20. Latif, father- Helal Uddin Sarkar, Chhatarpara, 21. Abul Kashem, father- Abdul Karim Pradhan, Chhatarpara,

Sadulapur Upazila: 22. Abu Bakkar Siddique, father- Bachir Uddin, village- Faridpur.

Fulchhari Upazila: 23. Naib Ullah, father- Saheb Ullah, Oriya, 24. Shahid Ullah, Gazaria.

Sundarganj Upazila: 25. Aziz, father- Babar Uddin Bepari, village- Dhumitari.

Gobindaganj police station: 26. Janmamun, father- Jitu Mandal, Katabari, 26. Delwar Hossain, father- Ashraful Alam, Katabari. 26. Bhola Sheikh, father- Jabed Ali, Hamidpur, 29. Golam Haider, father- Sirajul Haque, Jogdaha, 30. Tobarak Hossain Maju, father- Mamtaz Ali Sarkar, village- Ganthapur, 31. Fazlul Karim, father- Delayar Hossain, Puntair, 32. Mahendra Babu, father- Debendranath, Golapbagh port, 33. Mannan Akand, father- Osman Ari Akand, Golapbagh Port, 34. Ferdous Sarkar, father- Khaleq Uddin Sarkar, Shakhahar, 35. Anwar Hossain, father- Hashen Ali Sarkar, Shakhahar, 36. Sirajul Islam, father- Hashen Ari, Shakhahar, 36. Altaf Hossain, father- Mofiz Uddin, Gopalpur, 36. Omar Lal Chaki, Amit Lal Chaki, Jaberaipur.

Saghata Upazila: 39. Nazim Uddin, father- Yaqub Ali, Halims prisoner, 40. Kabez Ari, father- Omar Ali, Kalapani, 41. Anshar Ali, father- Majid, Bania Para, 42. Hafizur Rahman, 43. His brother is 44. Mojibur Rahman, father- Nasir Ali, Baman Garh, 45. Hi Sardar, father- Abdul Baki Sardar, 48. Shahidat Mubarak Ali, father Hossain Ali, Maghura, Bharatkhali and 48. Sobhan Ali, father- Yasin Ali, village- Amdir Para.

The murderous Pak army captured Badiul Alam Chuni, a final year student and publicity secretary of the student union, from the dormitory hall of the Engineering University and took him away in a car. No trace of Shaheed Chuni was found after he was captured by the invading enemy.

MA Mannan Mia, father of Panir Uddin, AH Rahman of village Shimultair, Chan Mia of Badiakhali Gaibandha, Chan Mia Sardar of Saghata police station, father Ghunu Sardar, are among those who are still suffering after being injured in the war of liberation till December 16. , Mahimaganj and A. Quddus, father- Momin Sarkar, village- Monglar Para, Jumarbari, Gaibandha.

Also a number of freedom fighters were injured and martyred in the war of independence whose names could not be collected.

Victory episode

Fighting between the freedom fighters and the Pak army continued in Gaibandha as in other parts of the country. At one stage on 26 November the freedom fighters got the news that the Pak army had left Gaibandha. On that day the freedom fighters proceeded and set dynamite to blow up the sluice gate at Rasulpur. But it becomes useless. From there the freedom fighters came to Kanchipara. When the supplies ran out, they took up position in Rasulpur again. At 4 pm the next day, the Pak plane bombed the area and Molla Char. Several freedom fighters were injured . On the morning of 6 December, two Indian Air Force planes dropped bombs near the Gaibandha railway station and in the afternoon the Allied forces entered the town with tanks. On the other hand, more than one and a half hundred freedom fighters led by the heroic freedom fighter Mahbub Elahi Ranju entered the city from the char of Kalasona on December 7, spending the night at Rauf Mia's house in the village on the outskirts of the city. On December 9, a public reception was given at the then SDO ground. Freedom fighters. More than ten thousand people attended the reception. Company Commander Mahbub Elahi Ranju (Bir Pratik) took up position in the Ansar camp with his comrades. Another company commander Mofizur Rahman Khoka liberated the Sundarganj police station and took up position there.

A group of 450 freedom fighters led by Rostam Ali Khandaker and Company 2IC Gautam Chandra Modak from the hideout of Mofiz Mandal's house in Betaltali village came out on the afternoon of December 6 to celebrate the victory of the invading forces on the battlefield of Gaibandha. On the way, thousands of men and women stood on the side of the road and greeted the freedom fighters with tears in their eyes. In this way the surrounding areas including the city of Gaibandha were liberated. Other police stations are free.

References:

1. Former Assistant Company Commander of 11th Sector (Rostam Company) Gautam Chandra Modak, 2. Mainstream '71-Maidul Hasan. 3. We became independent - Kazi Samsuzzaman. 4. Sound of Ekattar - Publication of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Action Command Council, Gaibandha. 5. Battlefield Wing Commander (Retd.) Hamidullah Khan, Bir Pratik - Bhorer Kagoj, 15th December 1991. . Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad, Gaibandha District Unit.

* For the second edition, Gautam Chandra Modak, former Assistant Company Commander of the Liberation War, provided information on the war from the 9th to the 24th under the title 'Adventure War on the Battlefield'.

-Editor

3. Regarding the war of liberation and freedom fighters        

           On 17 April 1971, the Pak invaders entered the Gaibandha district town and set up camp at Gaibandha Stadium (Helal Park). From 17 April to 9 December, the invading forces, with the help of anti-independence razakar al-Badrs, captured thousands of men and women, including freedom fighters, in various parts of the district, brutally tortured them and killed 26 of them. In the area adjacent to the stadium of Gaibandha town (Kafil Saha's godown) people from different areas including Gaibandha town were captured and killed and buried in different places of the mentioned slaughterhouse.

 4. Slaughterhouse information: