Akbar Bahini

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Akbar Bahini
আকবর বাহিনী
Also known asSreepur Bahini
FounderAkbar Hossain Miah
LeadersAkbar Hossain Miah Mollah Nabuwat Ali
Dates of operation1971
AllegianceFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Active regions Bangladesh
Notable attacks
  • Attack on Isakhada Razakar Camp
  • Attack of Magura Ansar Camp
  • Attack of Magura Ranger Camp
  • Attack of Magura Razakar Camp
StatusDissolved
Size800
Allies Flag of the Mukti Bahini-DeFacto.svg Mukti Bahini
Flag of India.svg  India
OpponentsFlag of the Pakistani Army.svg Pakistan Army
Battles and wars Bangladesh Liberation War

Akbar Bahini (also known as Sreepur Bahini) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [a] was a volunteer force during the Bangladesh War of Independence. [4] [7] Akbar Hossain Miah was the Chairman of Srikul Union in Sreepur PS of Magura District. Immediately after the outbreak of war in East Pakistan, Akbar Hossain devoted himself in organising a group of fighters. The majority of the members of Akbar Bahini were extracted from amongst the locals of Sreepur area, but also included members of the East Pakistan Rifles. Akbar Hossain Miah, formed a group of fighters called 'Akbar Bahini'. Akbar Hossain was the commander, and Mollah Nabuwat Ali was its deputy commander. [8] [2] [3]

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the group caused immense damage and inflicted heavy casualties to the Pakistan Army. the group fought in the battles of Alkapur and Sreepur, the group launched an attack on Isakhada Razakar camp, Magura Ansar camp, and battles of Mashlia, Boroipara, Khamarpara, Bakol, Magura, Jessore and Faridpur, Even, Though the Akbar Bahini fought independently, yet, they had good coordination with officers of Sector 8 of the Mukti Bahini. [1] [3]

the volunteer force reportedly had around 800 fighters. [1] a few were killed in an operation which was conducted in October 1971, to capture Ranger and Razakar Camp in Magura, the position was not captured, but Pakistani forces suffered heavy casualties. [3] the group waged successful campaigns and operations against Pakistani forces in Greater Jessore and Faridpur. [3] the group captured Magura on December 7, 1971. [3] [8]

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  2. 1 2 "'My priority was to keep my men safe and fight a long war'". The Business Standard . 16 December 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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Notes

  1. ↑ Bengali: আকবর বাহিনী, romanized: Ākabara bāhinī
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