126 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : একাদশ খন্ড BANGLADESH FORCES H.Q., MUJ1 BNAGAR PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WAR BULLETIN 17". October 1971 Reports of intensive Guerrilla activities by Mukti Bahini have reached here. Details of some of the reports are given below In SYLHET district heavy fighting between Mukti Bahini and Pakistani soldiers are continuing in Chatak. Our brave soldiers have already captured a part of this Industrial town and have also cut off all road and railway communication between Chhatak and neighboring towns. In last two days' battle Pak soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. According to a delayed report Mukti Bahini marine commandos have sunk two large ships at Chittagong Port on October 8. The ships concerned are a Pakistani Ship named NASIM which was carrying two tanks and other arms and ammunitions and a Greek ship named AVLOS. In DACCA-COMILLA-CHITTAGONG SECTOR: On October, 9 Mukti Bahini ambushed Pak troops near Sadekpur in Comilla district killing 23 Pakistani soldiers including a Captain. Mukti Bahini captured 6 enemy rifles and some ammunition. One Pak soldier was also captured in this action. Earlier on October 8. Mukti Bahini ambushed Pak troops near Burichang (Comilla district) and killed 5 enemy soldiers. On October 11, the daring guerrillas made a surprise attack on Pak soldiers at Chandpur Ferry Ghat. 5 Pak soldiers and 7 collaborating Razakars were killed in the action. On the same day Mukti Bahini made a Mortar attack on Pakistani soldiers near Comilla killing 5 and injuring 37 enemy soldiers. In KUSHTIA-JESSORE-KHULNA SECTOR: Mukti Bahini ambushed Pak troops on October 15 near Maheshkundi and killed 10 Pakistani soldiers. On October 14 Mukti Bahini ambushed Pak army at BHAGJOTI AND SUKRIA and killed 20 enemy soldiers and wounded 10. On the same day Mukti Bahini shelled Pak army position at Ramkrishnapur and killed 5 enemy soldiers. Another group of guerrillas fired on an enemy patrol near sadipur and killed 3 Pakistani soldiers. On October 13, Mukti Bahini ambushed enemy patrol at Baksha killing 4 Pak soldiers and injuring 2. Sd/-Nazrul Islam Public Relations Officer. Bangladesh Forces.
