It would be interesting to know how many Indian soldiers were killed in action in 1971. Ezajur
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> *Bangladesh to honour Indian soldiers killed in 1971 Liberation War*
>
> DHAKA: Bangladesh will honour the Indian Army for its key role in the
> country's 'Liberation War' against Pakistan by inscribing the names of
> Indian soldiers killed in the 1971 military operation at a special memorial
> in the heart of the capital.
>
> Bangladesh will seek a list of martyred Indian soldiers in the 1971
> Liberation War against Pakistan in a bid to honour them by inscribing their
> names at a memorial at Suhrawardy Udyan park, Tajul Islam, the state
> minister of Liberation War Affairs, said today."We are yet to know how many
> Indian soldiers lost their lives in our Liberation War. We will soon seek a
> list through the foreign ministry," Islam told reporters. He said the names
> of the martyred Indian soldiers would be inscribed at the memorial.
> "Bangladesh will never forget India's role in 1971 war," he underlined.
>
> The announcement to honour the Indian soldiers came as a visiting military
> delegation led by Lt-Gen Vijay Kumar Singh, the next chief of the Indian
> Army, called on Islam at his office.Lt-Gen Singh, currently Eastern Army
> Command chief at Kolkata, will take over as the next Army chief from General
> Deepak Kapoor on March 31.
>
> Bangladesh won its independence after nine months of bloody struggle with
> the Pakistani military with crucial Indian support.The Liberation struggle
> sparked the Indo-Pak war on December 3, 1971, and ended with the surrender
> of the Pakistani military to the Indian Army.
>
> The minister said Bangladesh plans to invite 30 Indian 1971 veterans to join
> "independence day celebrations" on March 26.
>
> Ten Indian war veterans, led by Lt. Gen (retd) JFR Jacob, the chief of staff
> of the Indian Army's Eastern Command during the 1971 campaign, joined
> Bangladesh's Independence Day celebrations two years ago for the first time
> at the invitation of former Bangladesh Army chief Moeen U Ahmed.
>
> http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_bangladesh-to-honour-indian-soldiers-killed-in-1971-liberation-war_1342490
>
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