NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerilla Forces | |
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ন্যাপ-কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি-ছাত্র ইউনিয়নের বিশেষ গেরিলা বাহিনী | |
Also known as | NAP-CPB-BSU |
Commander | Comrade Farhad |
Deputy commander | Pankaj Bhattacharya |
Dates of operation | 1971–1972 |
Dissolved | January 30, 1972 |
Split from | Mukti Bahini |
Country | Bangladesh |
Headquarters | Tezpur, Assam, India |
Status | Dissolved |
Size | 5,000 |
Allies | Communist Party of India |
Opponents | Military junta of Pakistan |
Battles and wars | Bangladesh Liberation War |
The NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces (Bengali: ন্যাপ-কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি-ছাত্র ইউনিয়নের বিশেষ গেরিলা বাহিনী, translit. nyāp-kamiunisṭ pārṭi-chātra iuniẏanēr biśēṣ gērilā bāhinī) was an armed force active in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] It was organized jointly by the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) (NAP), Communist Party of Bangladesh and the East Pakistan Students Union (Chhatra Union). Its commander was Mohammad Farhad,[citation needed] with Pankaj Bhattacharya serving as deputy commander.[2] Per the account of Moni Singh, the NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces had some 5,000 fighters at its peak.[3]
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