The Bangladesh Liberation War, also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan,
Clockwise from top left: Martyred Intellectuals Memorial; Bangladesh Forces howitzer; A. A. K. Niazi signs the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender to the joint forces in the presence of Jagjit Singh Aurora; and the PNS Ghazi
Language movement memorial
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the leader of East Pakistan, and later Bangladesh
Illustration showing military units and troop movements during the war
Tikka Khan was a Pakistani military officer who served as the first chief of the army staff from 1972 to 1976. He, along with Yahya Khan, is considered a chief architect of the 1971 Bengali genocide,
Khan with Mujahid Tareen(middle) in 1974
Tikka Khan's grave at Army graveyard, Rawalpindi