Bangladesh Muktibahini ParaCommando landing at Tangail

Bangladesh Muktibahini ParaCommando landing
	Part of the Bangladesh Liberation War
Date	11 December 1971
Location	Tangail, East Pakistan
Result	Sustained Mukti Bahini offensive against Pakistani forces Commandos of the Mukti Bahini captures Poongli Bridge on the River Jamuna, gaining access to the undefended Manikganj-Dacca Road.; 93 Brigade of the Pakistani Army cut off from retreating and regrouping at Dacca;
Belligerents
Bangladesh	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Major Zia Rahman,Major Abu Taher,Major Khaled Mosarrof,Major ATM Haider	Brig. Abdul Qadir Khan
Units involved
Bangladesh Army Mukti Bahini Commandos of Sector No-1,2,11; Specilized Commandos,Paratroopers	Pakistani Army 93rd Brigade
Strength
Commandos of sector no-1,2,11 -Unknown ; Specilized Commandos - Strength unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Bangladesh Muktibahoni ParaCommando Landing was an airborne operation held on 11 December 1971 by the Mukti Bahini's Crack Platoon paratrooper-commandos during the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971. The main objective of the operation was the capture of Poongli Bridge on the Jamuna River which would cut off the Pakistani 93rd Brigade which was retreating from the north to defend Dhaka and its approaches.

Background[edit]

[Except where footnoted, information in this article is from the BDA official history, Airborne Operation in Bangladesh Liberation War]

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