Bangladesh Forces Sectors and Subsectors
| Sectors of Bangladesh Forces – War of Independence | |||
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| Sector & Date of Formation | Area | Sector Commander | Sub Sectors (Commanders) |
| Sector 1 – 4 April 1971 | Chittagong District, Chittagong Hill Tracts, and the entire eastern area of the Noakhali District on the banks of the river Muhuri. The headquarters of the sector was at Harina. | • Major Ziaur Rahman – (10 April 1971 – 10 May 1971)Transferred to Sector 11 • Major Rafiqul Islam (10 May 1971 – 14 February 1972) |
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| Sector 2 – 4 April 1971 | Districts of Dhaka, Comilla, and Faridpur, and part of Noakhali District. | • Major Khaled Mosharraf – (10 April 1971 – 22 September 1971)Transferred • Major ATM Haider (Sector Commander 22 September 1971 – 18 December 1972) |
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| Sector 3 – 4 April 1971 | Area between Churaman Kathi (near Sreemangal) and Sylhet in the north and Singerbil of Brahmanbaria in the south. | • Major K M Shafiullah(10 April 1971 – 21 July 1971) • Captain ANM Nuruzzaman (23 July 1971 – 14 February 1972) |
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| Sector 4 – 4 April 1971 | Area from Habiganj District on the north to Kanaighat Police Station on the south along the 100 mile long border with India. The headquarters of the sector was initially at Karimganj and later at Masimpur. | • Major Chittaranjan Datta (10 April 1971 – 14 February 1972) • Captain A. Rab |
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| Sector 5 | Area from Durgapur to Danki (Tamabil) of Sylhet District and the entire area up to the eastern borders of the district. The headquarters of the sector was at Shilong, Bharat. | • Major Mir Shawkat Ali – (30 July 1971 – 14 February 1972) |
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| Sector 11 – 10 June 1971 | Mymensingh and Tangail along with parts of Rangpur – Gaibandha, Ulipur, Kamalpur and Chilmari. The headquarters of the sector was at Teldhala until 10 October, then transferred to Mahendraganj. | • Major Ziaur Rahman – (15 May 1971 – 10 October 1971)Transferred to Sylhet Sector 4&5 • Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan (2 November 1971 – 14 February 1972) • Major Abu Taher – Interim Appointment by Major Ziaur Rahman (10 October 1971) – grenade/mind blast caused loss of leg (02 November 1971); Indian Medical Board Release 14 November '71 Pune |
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| Sector 6 | Rangpur District and part of Dinajpur District. The headquarters of the sector was at Burimari near Patgram. | • Wing Commander M Khademul Bashar – (30 July 1971 – 14 February 1972) |
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| Sector 7 | Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogra and part of Dinajpur District. The headquarters of the sector was at Taranngapur. | • Major Nazmul Huq (2–20 August 1971) • Major Kazi Nuruzzaman (21 August – 14 February 1972) • Subedar Major A Rab |
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| Sector 8 | In April 1971, the operational area of the sector comprised the districts of Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur and Patuakhali. At the end of May the sector was reconstituted and comprised the districts of Kuhstia, Jessore, Khulna, Satkhira and the northern part of Faridpur district. The headquarters of the sector was at Benapole. | • Major Abu Osman Chowdhury – Dishonorable discharge (15 May – 30 June 1971) • Major Abul Manzur – Deceased (15 August 1971 – 14 February 1972) |
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| Sector 9 | Barisal, Patuakhali, and parts of the district of Khulna and Faridpur. | • Major M A Jalil – (17 July – 24 December 1971) • Major Abul Manzur • Major Joynal Abedin |
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| Sector 10 | This sector consisted of the Naval Commandos. | • Commander HQ BD Forces (3–16 December 1971) | None. |
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