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{{see also|Timeline of Bangladeshi history}}
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The [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] started on 26 March 1971 and ended on 16 December 1971. Some of the major events of the war are listed in the [[Chronology|timeline]] below.

==Timeline==
'''Interactive Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War'''

===Before the war===
*1 March: General [[Yahya Khan]] calls off the session of National Council to be held on 3 March in a radio address.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberationwarmuseumbd.org/%E0%A7%A7-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%A7/ |title=March 1, 1971 |website=Liberation War Museum |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
*7 March: [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] – leader of [[Awami League]] party that had won a landslide victory in Pakistan in the Federal Elections of 1970, but never been granted authority – [[7 March Speech of Bangabandhu|announces to a jubilant crowd]] at the [[Suhrawardy Udyan|Dhaka Race Course ground]], "The struggle this time is the struggle for our emancipation! The struggle this time is the struggle for independence!".<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Helal Uddin |year=2012 |chapter=Seventh March Address |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Seventh_March_Address |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]]}}</ref>
*9 March: Workers of Chittagong port refuse to unload weapons from the ship 'Swat'.
*16 March: Yahya Khan starts negotiation with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
*19 March: Nearly 200 people are injured at Jaydevpur during clashes between protesters and the Pakistan Army.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberationwarmuseumbd.org/march-19-1971/ |title=March 19, 1971 |website=Liberation War Museum |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
*24 March: The Pakistan Army opens fire on Bengali protesters in Syedpur and Rangpur. About 150 people are killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberationwarmuseumbd.org/march-24-1971/ |title=March 24, 1971 |website=Liberation War Museum |access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

===Events during the War===

====March====
*25 March to 26 March: Pakistan Army starts genocide in the form of [[Operation Searchlight]] in [[Dhaka]] and the rest of the country, attacking general civilians, political activists, students, and Bengali members of armed forces and police.<ref>{{cite book |last=Salik |first=Siddiq |year=1978 |orig-year=First published 1977 |title=Witness to Surrender |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=90 |isbn=0-19-577257-1}}</ref>
*26 March: At 1.15 am, [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] is arrested by the Pakistani 3 commando unit.<ref>[http://www.defencejournal.com/sept98/wayitwas1.htm Brig.Zahir Alam Khan memoir "The Way it Was"]</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Jyoti Sen |year=1974 |title=History of freedom movement in Bangladesh, 1943–1973 |publisher=Naya Prokash |page=278 |oclc=891183528 |quote=It was past midnight ... the Pakistani Major looked up at Begum Mujib and said: 'Sorry, we are taking him away'.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Fazal Muqueem |year=1973 |title=Pakistan's Crisis in Leadership |publisher=National Book Foundation |page=72 |oclc=976643179 |quote=Sheikh Mujib was arrested from his residence in Dhan Mandi at 0130 hours}}</ref><ref name="Matinuddin1994">{{cite book |last=Matinuddin |first=Kamal |title=Tragedy of errors: East Pakistan crisis, 1968–1971 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aONtAAAAMAAJ |year=1994 |publisher=Wajidalis |isbn=978-969-8031-19-0}}</ref> The Independence of Bangladesh is declared by Sheikh Mujibiur Rahman a few minutes before he was arrested by the Pakistani army. At 2.30 pm The Independence of Bangladesh was declared by Awami league leader of Chittagong M. A. Hannan on behalf of Bangobondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Kalurghat. This is Bangladesh's official Independence Day.
*27 March: Independence of Bangladesh is again declared by Maj. [[Ziaur Rahman]] on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref name="Matinuddin1994" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Safiullah |first1=K M |year=1989 |title=Bangladesh at War |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ph0NAAAAIAAJ&q=shawadhin |publisher=Academic Publishers |page=45 |isbn=9789840801091 |oclc=24300969}}</ref>
*31 March: Kushtia resistance begins.

====April====
*2 April: [[Jinjira massacre]].
*6 April: [[Archer Blood|The Blood Telegram]]
*11 April: Radio address by [[Tajuddin Ahmad]], the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
*10 April: A provisional Bangladesh government-in-exile is formed.
*12 April: [[M. A. G. Osmani]] takes up the command of Bangladesh Armed Forces.
*17 April: A provisional government-in-exile took oath in [[Baidyanathtala]] (now called [[Mujibnagar]]) in [[Meherpur District]]
*18 April: [[Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho)|Battle of Daruin]], Comilla and [[Munshi Abdur Rouf|Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway]], [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]].
*24 April: Formation of Bangladesh Action Committee at Coventry, UK by non-resident Bangladeshis.
*25 April to 15 August: [[Operation Jackpot]] by Mukti Bahini
*28 April: [https://web.archive.org/web/20081122022106/http://www.profile-bengal.com/0428_71_tajuddin_plea.htm Tajuddin pleas for arms aid to neighbors.]

====May====
*5 May: [[Gopalpur massacre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Locals still have nightmare about supreme sacrifices of Lt. Azim, 200 others |url=http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/05/08/all0769.htm |work=The New Nation |date=8 May 2022}}</ref>
*15 May: Indian army starts aiding [[Mukti Bahini]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Islam |first=Rafiqul |year=1981 |title=A Tale of Millions |publisher=Bangladesh Books International |page=211 |oclc=499426590}}</ref>
*20 May:The [[Chuknagar massacre]] takes place at [[Khulna]] where the Pakistan army kills nearly 10 thousand people
*24 May: [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]] finds home in Kolkata.

====July====
* 11–17 July: Sector Commanders Conference in 1971.

====August====
*1 August: [[The Concert for Bangladesh]] in Madison Square Garden, New York by [[Ravi Shankar]], [[George Harrison]] and friends.
*16 August: [[Operation Jackpot]], Bangladesh naval commando operation.
*20 August: [[Matiur Rahman (military pilot)|Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman]]'s attempt to defect by hijacking a fighter.
*30 August: Pakistan Army crackdown on Dhaka guerrillas.<ref>Jahanara Imam, ''Ekatturer Dinguli''</ref>

====September====
*5 September: [[Nur Mohammad Sheikh|Battle of Goahati]], Jessore.
*28 September: [[Bangladesh Air Force]] starts functioning.

====October====
*13 October: Dhaka guerrillas kill [[Abdul Monem Khan]], governor of East Pakistan.
*28 October to 3 November: [[Battle of Dhalai]] in which 3 companies (215 soldiers) of the Jat Regiment (2 JAT) of Indian Army defeated a battalion (800 soldiers) of 30th Frontier Force Rifles (30 FFR) of Pakistan Army.<ref name=JAT1>{{cite book |last=Sinh |first=Ramdhir |date=2013 |title=A Talent for War: The Military Biography of Lt Gen Sagat Singh |publisher=Vij Books India Private Limited |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-9382573739}}</ref><ref name=JAT2>{{cite magazine | url= http://defencejournal.com/dec98/battle-dhalai.htm | title = Battle of Dhalai | magazine=Defence Journal | date=December 1998 |pages=30–36 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991007045605/http://defencejournal.com/dec98/battle-dhalai.htm |archive-date=7 October 1999}}</ref><ref name=JAT3>{{cite news |date=17 December 2013 |title=Notable battles in the 11 Sectors |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/dec/17/notable-battles-11-sectors |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> [[Hamidur Rahman]] of [[Mukti Bahini]] was posthumously awarded the [[Bir Sreshtho]], the highest recognition of bravery in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=War heroes honoured |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=115066 |work=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |date=21 November 2009 |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref>
*31 October to 3 November: [[Battle of Dhalai]]: Allied attack from [[Tripura]] into East Pakistan to stop Pakistani cross-border shelling.

====November====
*9 November: Six small ships constitute the first fleet of [[Bangladesh Navy]].
*16 November: [[Battle of Ajmiriganj]], an 18-hour encounter between [[Mukti Bahini]] and Pakistan army. A famous freedom fighter, [[Jagatyoti Das]], is killed.
*14 November to 4 December: The [[Defence of Kamalpur|Battle of Kamalpur]] began, where Pakistani troops defended Kamalpur for 21 days before being ordered to surrender by their superiors.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Sukhwant |year=1980 |title=India's Wars Since Independence |volume=1 |location=New Delhi |publisher=Vikas Publishing House |page=190 |isbn=0-7069-1057-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Cloughley |first=Brian |year=2006 |orig-year=First published 1999 |title=A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections |edition=3rd |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=179 |isbn=978-0-19-547334-6}}</ref>
*20 to 21 November: [[Battle of Garibpur]]: India attacked Pakistani forces and captured [[Boyra]] [[Salients, re-entrants and pockets|salient]] in East Pakistan
*21 November: [[Bangladesh Armed Forces]] are formed.
*22 November to 13 December, and sporadic fighting to 16 December: [[Battle of Hilli]]: Indian attack on [[Bogra]] in East Pakistan.

====December====
*3 December: [[Bangladesh Air Force]] destroys Pakistani oil depots.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধে বিমান |trans-title=Airplanes of liberation war |work=Prothom Alo |date=25 December 2009 |language=bn}}</ref>
*3 December: Pakistani [[Operation Chengiz Khan|pre-emptive airstrikes]] in India. As a result, India declares war against Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-02 |title=India-Pakistan 1971 war: 13 days that shook the subcontinent |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-pakistan-1971-war-bangladesh-indira-gandhi-4429236/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
*3 to 6 December: [[Battle of Chamb]]; Pakistan attacks and takes over part of southern [[Kashmir]] from India.
*4 December : [[Battle of Longewala]]; India stops a Pakistani invasion directed at [[Jaisalmer]].
*4 to 5 December : [[Battle of Gazipur]] in which Indian Army and Mukti Bahini captured Gazipur
*5 December : [[Battle of Basantar]]; India attacks and takes over Pakistani territory in the [[Shakargarh]] Salient, opposite [[Jammu]].
*6 December: [[Jessore|Jashore]] ([[Jessore]]) became the first district in Bangladesh to gain independence. Bhutan becomes the first country to recognise Bangladesh after India. [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]] becomes Bangladesh Betar.
*7 to 16 December: [[Battle of Sylhet]], liberation of Jessore, Sylhet and Moulovi Bazar.
*8 December: [[Operation Python]]: Indian [[naval]] attack on [[Karachi]], West Pakistan.
*9 December: [[Battle of Kushtia]]: Indian attack from [[West Bengal]] into East Pakistan. Chandpur and Daudkandi liberated from Pakistan.
*9 December: [[Meghna Heli Bridge]] liberated from Pakistan
*10 December: Liberation of Laksham. Two Bangladeshi ships [[Mohammad Ruhul Amin|sunk mistakenly]] by an Indian air attack.
*11 December: [[Tangail Airdrop]], which liberated [[Bangabandhu Bridge|Poongli Bridge]] on the Jamuna river
*11 December: Liberation of Hilli, [[Mymensingh|Mymenshingh]], Kushtia and Noakhali. [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'']] is deployed by the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]] to intimidate the Indian Navy.
*13 December: [[Soviet Navy]] deploys a group of warships to counter ''Enterprise''. The ''Enterprise'' moves towards Southeast Asia, averting a confrontation.
*14 December: Selective genocide of [[1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals|Bengali nationalist intellectuals]]. Liberation of Bogra.
*16 December: End of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. [[Mitro Bahini]] takes [[Dhaka]]. Pakistan Army [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender|surrenders]] to Mitro Bahini represented by [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]] of the Indian Army faction of the military coalition.
*22 December: The provisional government of Bangladesh arrives in Dhaka from exile.

==See also==
{{Portal bar|Bangladesh|War|Politics}}
*[[History of Bangladesh]]
*[[Timeline of Bangladeshi history]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Mitro Bahini order of battle]]
* [[Pakistan Army order of battle, December 1971]]
* [[Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan]]
* [[Military plans of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
* [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts]]
*[[List of timelines]]
* [[Bangladesh Liberation War Library and Research Centre]], a Digital Library, working to 'preserve and publicly distribute' the historical documents regarding the Liberation War of Bangladesh and Genocide of Innocent Bengali People in 1971.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bangladesh Liberation War|*]]
[[Category:Timelines of military conflicts since 1945|Bangladesh Liberation War]]

Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War - Revision history

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