September 6, 1971

September 6, 1971

  • A team of freedom fighters led by Lt Colonel Anwar set anti-tank mines, gelignite and plastic explosives on Mogolhat rail tracks in Sector No. 6. A train embarked with Pak troops is destroyed due to the blast. Five raiders are killed in the attack.
  • Martial court in Dhaka orders 48 provincial assembly members to appear before it.
  • Peace Committee member Shahid Ali calls for an assembly in Sylhet chaired by Brigadier Iftekhar Ahmad Rana. Rana presents certificates to Razakars – Adam Mia, Osman Goni and Abdur Rahman – signed by General Tikka Khan. Haripur is named aafter deceased Razakar Talat’s name, as Talat Nagar.