Mujibar Rahman25 March 1971
Arrested in Dhaka, Pakistani forces start Operation Searchlight, a systematic plan to eliminate any resistance, thousands of people are killed in student dormitories and police barracks in Dhaka
Bangladesh · Government / Government of Bangladesh. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Arrested in Dhaka, Pakistani forces start Operation Searchlight, a systematic plan to eliminate any resistance, thousands of people are killed in student dormitories and police barracks in Dhaka
East Pakistan proclaims its independence, taking the name Bangladesh, considered the official Independence day of Bangladesh
The Indiai civil war ends with independence for East Pakistan, now Bangladesh
India recognizes the Democratic Republic of Bangladesh and Pakistan breaks off diplomatic relations. Bangladesh beomes independent from Pakistan following a 9-month war in a struggle led by Sheik Mujibar Rahman
Pakistani forces in East Pakistan surrender to the allied forces of India and Bangladesh, jointly known as the Mitro Bahini
Sheik Rahman is nominated as president
Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh
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