Explanation
The Mukti Bahini was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of
- the Bangladeshi military,
- paramilitary and
- civilians
during the War of Liberation, which transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971.
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ð The war of 1971 between India and Pakistan lasted for 13 days from 3 December 1971 to the fall of Dacca (Dhaka) on 16 December 1971 .
ð The war began with Operation Chengiz Khan's preemptive aerial strikes (india).
ð on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, marking the formation of East Pakistan as the new nation of Bangladesh.
ð Officially, East Pakistan had earlier called for its secession from Pakistan on 26 March 1971.
