67 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : দশম খন্ড Attended another conference in 181 Bde HQ at Santir bazar on 28" November with Brig Anand Sorup, CO 6 jat, CO 14 Kumaon, CO 32 Mahar; and we were given the next task. This time I was given a risky and a longer area of responsibility. One of my PI under a Sub Loni Mia had to be positioned at a village named Matua about a mile away in front of the nose of the en from my Coy HQ and Dakhin Jashpur. Finding this PI isolated from others, en had been harassing it throughout the ni. A steam roller was brought by the en in front of that PI and started moving from one side to another. We thought it to be a tk, but later on we got info by our civil sources that it a rd-roller. After repeated request, Brig Anand Sorup agreed and gave me some reinforcement-a Gurkha PI from Maj Gurung’s Coy of 32 Mahar, which I immediately put with Sub Loni Mia’s PI infront. Through en firing, shelling, mining and patrolling, I had to move to all of my PI posts from one end to the other. Now it became difficult to move because of en’s by mining all around and it was not possible to breach all of them. One of the Nk of 32 Mahar while bringing a 57 RCL for one of my PI infront unfortunately stepped ion en's asper mine and lost his right ankle upto the knee. I went with my RMO Dr Shafiqur Rhman Bhuiyan who was a final year medical student of chittagong Medical College, gave first aid and sent him to the ADS at Mridhyarbazar. Immediately after that one of the sep of Sub Maj Fakhruddin’s PI stepped blindly in the same mine field. Not a single shell dressing or field dressing was aval with us at that moment. We had to tear a blanket and wrap the wound with that and send him to Mridhyarbazar. On 3" December, Lt Col Hargobind Singh CO 32 Mahar with his O gp came to meet me at my Coy HQ. who wanted to have a look on en's positions all over. At night, his Gurkha PI, which was under me with Sub Loni Mia’s PI infront, was asked to fall back for another operation. While withdrawing, unluckily got hit by one of the en’s spray bullet and died on the post. A very strong post at Chringa Dighi infront of my Coy was registered throughout the day by own and allied artys and attacked by Maj Gurung's Coy of 32 Mahar in the evening on 5" December En left the posin before the attk leaving countless mines behind. While clearing and advancing, few brave civilian guides of the areas were wounded. Sub Maj Fakhurddin, one of my PI comd got hit by en fire on his right leg below his knee. He was evacuated to the ADS at Mridhyarbazar and his MG Comd N/Sub Shafiullah took over the Comd of his PI. I was ordered to adv and take up def now at panua (north) Kashipur and Nijpanua by the side of the River Muhuri near Rezu Mia bridge. Here I was told that 4 E Bengal was on my right proceeding towards Chittagong from Fenny and 32 Mahar was on my left along the International border. We were advancing under 181 bde towards Chittagong. Now I came to my old areas of responsibilities and operations where I had been leading many operations. On 6" December I reached with my Coys at Karaiya bazar, where I found and met Lt Mumtaz of 4 E Bengal with his Coy heading for Dhumghat. I was happy to see the regular tps of E Bengal after long time here. 1" time the HQ of No.1 Sector was established in Parshuram inside Bangladesh. Met with Sector Comd and Maj Enamul Haq Chy thereafter long. Advancing with 32 Mahar
