Dhaka City College

HISTORY MISC

Of Blood and Fire" is a self-portraying e book composed via Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam in mild of her
encounters during the freedom hostilities of Bangladesh. The e book is to a larger degree a diary where the
essayist has portrayed the day-to-day events happening round Dhaka town as well as the whole united
states in the course of the time of March 1971 to December 1971. Generally, the e book is a
recorded report of our freedom hostilities composed with the aid of a functioning member, an insight,
a war onlooker, and the mother of a guerilla contender.
The lengthy nine months of freedom combat of Bangladesh formally began when Pakistani troopers
hardheartedly went after the truthful Bengali on 25th March 1971 in the course of 12 PM and Bangabandhu
Sheik Mujibur Rahman proclaimed autonomy of Bangladesh. This massacre was embraced through the WestPakistani government determined to take out the strength of Bengali patriotism from Pakistan and used to
be named "Activity Searchlight".
Following the slaughter on March 25, 1971, Bengalis started struggling with the
Pakistani navy with every asset they had. Customary Bengalis, especially youngsters, who had
no records or getting ready to battle in a conflict, put their lives in excessive chance and the existences of
their spouse and children to accomplish freedom for Bangladesh. Following the "Dark Night" of 25th of
March. the barbarities of the Pakistani army disturbed. The endeavor was once reached out to
the whole locale of East-Pakistan.
The Bengali Nationalists collected a shallow beginner outfitted force known as "Mukti Bahini" (The Force of
Independence). The Bengali navy officers of East-Pakistan assumed responsibility over the tactical tasks of the
Bengali patriots. They partitioned East-Pakistan in 11 areas to direct their guerrilla tasks towards the WestPakistani military. Meanwhile, the Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was
once made in Mujibnagar by way of a few political heads of East-Pakistan. While a terrific deal of Bengalis
joined the guerrilla pressure leaning towards freedom, severa others, specifically female and kids, escaped
the nation and took shelter in the nearest adjoining state India. As per a gauge, the volume of evacuees taking
sanctuary in India in the course of the freedom combat was once around 10 million.
Bangladesh acquired large world help at some point of the conflict. India enlisted in Bangladesh in its tactical
endeavors in opposition to the Pakistani military. India used to be likewise equippe