Battle of Kushtia

The battle of Kushtia can mean two incidents, both in what is now Bangladesh:-

A battle on 19 April 1971 between East Bengali rebels and Pakistani forces. See http://www.time.com/time/archive/printout/0,23657,905021,00.html .

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

History

Operations and Battles

Political and military leaders
India	Indira Gandhi • Sam Manekshaw • K P Candeth • J S Aurora • Gopal Gurunath Bewoor • J.F.R. Jacob• Sagat Singh• M L Thapan• T N Raina• Sartaj Singh• N C Rawlley• K K Singh • Kuldip Singh Chandpuri •Kulwant Singh Pannu
Pakistan	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto • Yahya Khan •A. A. K. Niazi • A. O. Mitha • Gul Hassan Khan • Rao Farman Ali • Sahabzada Yaqub Khan • Tikka Khan
Bangladesh	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman • Tajuddin Ahmed • Muhammad Mansur Ali • A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman • M. A. G. Osmani • Ziaur Rahman • Khaled Mosharraf
Valour
India	L/Nk Albert Ekka ^†• Fg Off N.J.S. Sekhon^†• 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal^†• Maj Hoshiar Singh
Pakistan	Major Muhammad Akram^†• Plt Off Rashid Minhas^†• Major Shabbir Sharif ^†• J/Swr Muhammad Hussain^†• L/Nk Muhammad Mahfuz^†
Bangladesh	Eng off Ruhul Amin^†• Flt Lt Matiur Rahman^†