What did the Pakistan army do on the night of 25th March 1971?

The nation recalls today the Black Night of March 25. On this fateful night in 1971, the Pakistani military junta launched the “Operation Searchlight” and mercilessly killed the Bangalee members of East Pakistan Rifles and police, students and teachers as well as thousands of common people in Dhaka city.

Why was the family anxious on the 25th March night in 1971 ans?

The family was anxious on the 25th March night in 1971 because something tragic was going to happen . Bangabandhu decided to send the girls of the family to a safer place for the night and he gave their responsibility to his son in law Mr. Wazed Miah.

Why is 25th March called black night?

Bangabandhu had given the poor people a vision for which they took to the streets and so their homes were razed to the ground. Fleeing men, women and children were shot dead. The night of 25 March is known as the Black Night. It is the darkest night in the country’s history when the genocide began.

What was the Operation Searchlight in March 1971 how that led to the liberation war of Bangladesh?

Operation Searchlight was the codename for a planned military operation carried out by the Pakistan Army in an effort to curb the Bengali nationalist movement in former East Pakistan in March 1971. West Pakistani military leaders had not anticipated prolonged Bengali resistance or later Indian military intervention.

What was the context of the Agartala case?

The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a sedition case in Pakistan during the rule of Ayub Khan against Awami League, brought by the government of Pakistan in 1968 against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then leader of the Awami League and East Pakistan, and 34 other people.

Who was Tikka Khan 4 marks?

July 7, 1915 – March 28, 2002) was a senior four-star general in the Pakistan Army who served as the first Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from 3 March 1972 to 1 March 1976.