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<p>robot: Create/upgrade articles. If there is a mistake please report on my <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Bot" title="User talk:Bot">talk page</a>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{More citations needed|date=November 2022}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Hemayet Bahini&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-bn|হেমায়েত বাহিনী}}; The Hemayet Force) was a guerrilla militia force of [[Bangladesh]] in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971. This small force was known by the name of its leader and organizer [[Hemayet Uddin|Mohammad Hemayet Uddin]] [[Bir Bikrom]].&lt;ref name=Banglapedia&gt;{{cite book |last=Gain |first=Swapan Kumar |year=2012 |chapter=Kotalipara Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kotalipara_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The area of operation of Hemayet Bahini was the [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]] zone. Although Hemayet Uddin was a [[Havildar]] of the East Bengal Regiment of [[Pakistan army]], his force was composed mostly of local youth. This guerrilla force used the riverine terrain to its advantage and disrupted the movement of Pakistan armed forces in the region.<br /> <br /> Hemayet Bahini was very popular among the Bengalis and stories about their work reached mythic proportions. Hemayet Uddin, the leader, was affectionately addressed by the [[Mukti bahini]] headquarters as &#039;&#039;Himu&#039;&#039;. After the war, he was decorated by the gallantry award [[Bir Bikrom]] and was awarded the military rank of [[Subedar]].&lt;ref&gt;&#039;&#039;The Decorated Freedom Fighters of the War of Liberation&#039;&#039; - Mohammad Abdul Hannan&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In 2020, the Government of Bangladesh built a museum in Gopalganj District dedicated to Hemayet Bahini and its contribution to Bangladesh Liberation war.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-01-01|title=Liberation War 1971: Historical places being preserved in Gopalganj|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2021/01/01/liberation-war-1971-historical-places-being-preserved-in-gopalganj|access-date=2021-01-01|website=Dhaka Tribune}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Bangladesh Liberation War]]<br /> [[Category:Religion-based civil wars]]<br /> [[Category:Guerrilla organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Paramilitary forces of Bangladesh]]</div>

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