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| Battle of Kushtia | |||||||||
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| Part of Bangladesh Liberation War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Abu Osman Chowdhury |
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| Units involved | |||||||||
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Sector – VIII |
 27th Baluch Regiment | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 5,000 militiamen and policemen | 147 troops | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 50–70 killed, 500 captured or disarmed |
73 killed and dozens captured | ||||||||
The Battle of Kushtia (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়ার যুদ্ধ) was a battle between the Bengali guerrillas including policemen against the Pakistan Army in March and April 1971, The battle was fought by the Mukti Fauj and the 27th Baluch Regiment of the Pakistan Army.
The battle started in late March after the Pakistan Army began Operation Searchlight, when Pakistanis took Kushtia, and later Bengalis started a mass campaign to capture Kushtia.
- ^ a b "Pakistan: The Battle of Kushtia". Time. 19 April 1971.
- ^ a b c "One little town showed how to fight back". The Daily Star. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.