১০ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১

December 10, 1971

 

• Fearing defeat, Lt GenAmir Abdullah Khan Niazitries to plot an escape but BBC leaks his plan. To conceal his weakness, he goes to Hotel Intercontinental and says proudly, “Where are the international journalists? I want them to know that I will never leave my army behind.”

 

• Fighter jets of the allied force bomb the radio station in Dhaka. They also continue rocket attack on Kurmitola airbase to dominate the area.

 

• Chittagong and Chalna port become immobile due to the air attacks. A few ships, embarked with Pakistan troops, caught red handed. One of those ships was trying to escape with hoisting a neutral state’s flag. It was heading for Singapore.

 

• Pakistan’s permanent representative in the UN Aga Shahi tells the Secretary General U’Thant to ask India for withdrawing their soldiers. China’s Temporary Foreign Minister Chipo Feisays that India’s activities proved their expansionist and imperialist form.

 

• Allied force gain success in the northern parts of Bangladesh. They detach Dinajpur, Rangpur and Syedpur from each other. Rangpur and Dinajpur completely freed.Pakistan army leaves Jamalpur garrison and advance towards Dhaka. They face the allied force near Dhaka when a bloody skirmish break out.Pakistansustained around 1,500 casualties. The rest of the troops surrender.

 

• Al-Badr assassins abductSirajuddin Hossain, executive editor of the daily Ittefaq, and Syed Nazmul Haque, chief reporter of PPI from their houses.

 

• Indian PM Indira Gandhi says in New Delhi that India neither did accept not denied the UN’s urge. They are keeping the proposal under consideration. The situation would have been better when Bangladesh would have its own government and the 10 million Bangladeshi refugees in India would get back home.