Little known History of Leadership in #Bangladesh Liberation War! Courtesy Sabina Ahmed An influential small group led by Mujibs nephew, Fazlul Haq Moni, refused to work with the Bangladesh government. This group had opposed the establishment of the government in exile. Moni claimed that before being arrested Mujib had entrusted him and four of his associates in the student movement with carrying on the struggle for the liberation of Bangladesh. His report was apparently corroborated by intelligence gathered by the R&AW. Moni quickly established a good relationship with the intelligence chief, R. N. Kao. Owing to the lack of clarity about Mujibs intentions, Mrs. Gandhi allowed Kao to organize a separate militia under Monis leadership--known as Mujib Bahini--that would function independent of the Bangladesh Government and the Mukti Fauj. The Mujib Bahini was also regarded as insurance against the possibility of the liberation movement being captured by the ultra left Maoist. The militia was trained at two locations under the leadership of retired Major General Sujan Sing Uban. The 10,000 strong Mujib Bahini was provided better training and equipment than the Mukti Bahini. It was also employed inside East Pakistan before the Mukti Bahini was inducted in August, though it appears that the Mujib Bahini was not used for direct attacks on Pakistani forces. Mujibnagar had reluctantly acquiesced ( accepted reluctantly but without protest) in the formation of the Mujib Bahini and its operational independence.; but Moni and his associates would continue to campaign against the government, and they presented a serious threat to Tajuddins leadership. --Munites of WSAG meeting, 8 December 1971, FRUS 1971, 691, 694. --CIA Intelligence Information Cable, 13 December 1971, FRUS E-7, doc.183 --1971 A Global History of the creation of Bangladesh; Srinath Raghavan. Mohammad Munshi Naser Alam Mir Helal Nayel Rahman Nabil Ahsan Tasmia ProdhanRedwan Ahmed Runjib Tajul Islam Faham Abdus Salam Matt IslamTanjil Chowdhury Chowdhury Tanzim Karim Shafquat Rabbee Anik Momen Najib Jon Danilowicz Syed Tashbir Hasan Lubaaba Amatullah Muhammad Ahmedullah Tareq Chowdhury Omar Nasif Abdullah Saqib Saqib Saqeb Mueen Saqeb Mahbub Munadi Al Islam Tahera Tasnim Sumaiya S Shishir Mohammad Manir Usaama Al-Azami Abdullahil Amaan Azmi Salman Al-Azami Shah Abdul HannanMoudud Ibn Habib Bulbul Sarwar
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