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{{Short description|1971 Bangladesh Liberation War engagement in Ramna, Dhaka}}
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'''Operation Hotel Intercontinental''' was an attack on the [[InterContinental Dhaka]] hotel on 9 June 1971, in [[Dhaka]], then part of [[East Pakistan]], in the [[Bangladesh Liberation war|Bangladesh Liberation War]]. The attack was carried out by members of the commando unit of [[Mukti Bahini]].

{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Operation Hotel Intercontinental
| partof = [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
| image = Sectors of Bangladesh Liberation War.svg
| caption = Map showing Bangladesh Liberation War Sectors
| date =
| place = [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]], then [[East Pakistan]]
| casus =
| territory = Creation of [[Bangladesh]]
| combatant1 = {{BAN}}
| combatant2 = {{PAK}}
| result = Sustained Mukti Bahini offensive against Pakistani forces
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}

Major Khaled Mosharraf

Major ATM Hyder 
'''Crack Platoon'''
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant-General|Lt. Gen.]] A. A. K. Niazi
| strength1 = '''[[Mukti Bahini]] , Commandos of [[Crack Platoon]] '''
| strength2 = '''[[Pakistan Army]]''': 14th Infantry Division 9th Infantry Division 16th Infantry Division 39th Ad hoc Infantry Division 36th Ad Hoc Infantry Division 97th Independent Infantry Brigade 40th Army Logistic Brigade 4th Army Aviation Squadron [[Special Service Group]] [[Pakistan Navy]] [[Pakistan Marines|Pakistan Marine Corps]] [[Pakistan Air Force]]'''

'''Paramilitary Forces''': East Pakistan Civil Armed Force HQ wings<ref>Jacob, Lt. Gen. J. F. R., ''Surrender At Dacca: The 1395-8</ref>
}}

==Formation and deployment of Crack Platoon==
In June 1971, the [[World Bank]] sent a mission to observe the situation in East Pakistan. The media cell of Pakistan government maintained that the situation in East Pakistan was stable. Major [[Khaled Mosharraf]], a sector commander of Mukti Bahini, planned to deploy a special commando team. The task assigned to the team was to carry out commando operations and to terrorise [[Dhaka]]. The main objective of this team was to prove that the situation was not stable. Moreover, Pakistan at that time was expecting economic aid. The plan was to stop the World Bank mission, and to make the [[Unhcr|UNHCR]] understand the true situation of East Pakistan, and therefore not provide financial aid.<ref name="Mosharraf">{{cite book |last=Mosharraf |first=Khaled |date=2013 |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ২ নম্বর সেক্টর এবং কে ফোর্স |language=bn |publisher=Prathamā prakāśana |pages=55–56 |isbn=978-984-90253-2-0}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Khaled, along with Major [[ATM Hyder]] (a former SSG Commando), another sector commander, formed the Crack Platoon, initially of 17 members. They received commando training in [[Melaghar Camp]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Zahirul |date=2013 |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধে মেজর হায়দার ও তার বিয়োগান্ত বিদায় |language=bn |publisher=Prathamā prakāśana |pages=77 |isbn=978-984-90253-1-3}}</ref> From Melaghar, commandos of the Crack Platoon headed for Dhaka on 4 June 1971 and launched the guerrilla operation on 5 June.<ref name= "Mosharraf"/> Later, the number of commandos was increased, and the platoon was split and deployed in different areas surrounding Dhaka city.<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Zahirul |date=2013 |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধে মেজর হায়দার ও তার বিয়োগান্ত বিদায় |language=bn |publisher=Prathamā prakāśana |pages=78 |isbn=978-984-90253-1-3}}</ref>

==Operation Hotel Intercontinental==
On 9 June 1971 the commandos launched the first attack at InterContinental Dhaka. The commandos stopped in a car in front of the hotel, armed with [[ENERGA anti-tank rifle grenade|ENERGA]] grenades, [[bayonet]]s, and [[submachine gun]]s. Five grenades were thrown in the attack.
The operation was reported in [[BBC News|BBC news]]. That was, many Pakistani soldiers were killed and wounded.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/operation-hotel-intercontinental-hit-run-53723|title=Operation Hotel Intercontinental: "HIT & RUN"|date=2014-12-06|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-02-09|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:1971 in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:June 1971 events in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Military history of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:1970s in Dhaka]]

Operation Hotel Intercontinental - Revision history

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