Melaghar Camp was a training camp for Bengali guerilla fighters during

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. In a cabinet meeting of

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government, held on July 11, 1971, the Bangladeshi forces were divided into eleven sectors.

Melaghar Melaghar is a small town located in the India, Indian States and territories of India, state of Tripura and a Municipal Council in Sipahijala district, situated about 50 km (approx. 30 miles) from the capital Agartala. It is a neighbour to ...

, near

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, was the headquarters of sector two.Sector Commanders Forum .

Sector information

The sector Commander of sector two in Melaghar camp was Major Khaled Musarraf (late Maj Gen Khaled Mosharraf Bir Uttam) till October 21, 1971 and then ''Captain A T M Hyder'' (late Lt Col ATM Hyder Bir Uttam psc) from October 22 to December. A brigade named "K-force" was formed in Melaghar camp by Major Khaled Musharraf along with A. T. M. Hyder in September, 1971 and consisted of 4, 9 and 10 East Bengal Regiments. The fighters from this camp fought against the

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in the eastern part of Faridpur,

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, part of

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and

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city.A reminiscence by Brig Gen Shafaat Ahmad published on January 8, 2010.
/ref> The first guerrilla unit under K force was developed here to attack the

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in Dhaka city. From the memory of freedom fighter Shahidullah Khan Badal, December 17, 2004

Surroundings and life in Melaghar Camp

Melaghar camp ranged a few miles. Hills, jungles surrounded the area. The earthen path to camp was uneven and a little rain could make it slippery.From the diary of a freedom fighter, January 7, 2010
Samakal, A daily newspaper, December 16, 2009
. Guerilla fighters from several districts came to Melaghar camp for training. But most of the trainees in this camp were from Dhaka. The brief training program for each group of fighters lasted hardly 15 days. Each night, two or three groups of guerrillas used to enter a certain region of their country with ammunition to fight against the

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. Life was rigorous. The fighters trained two times a day. There was a very limited supply of food, water and medication in the camp.

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