Televangelist Maolana Abul Kalam Azad was convicted of war crimes in this conflict, forty yearsafter this war took place.
Televangelist Maolana Abul Kalam Azad was convicted of war crimes in this conflict, forty yearsafter this war took place. A leader in this conflict was abducted as part of Operation Searchlight.Gary Bass' book The Blood Telegram describes how Archer Blood was recalled for chastising hissuperiors in Washington during this "forgotten genocide". 40,000 people attended a pair of MadisonSquare Garden (*) concerts organized by George Harrison to support the victims in this conflict. Duringthis conflict, the Awami League established a government-in-exile at Calcutta. This conflict arose after aman popularly called Mujib won a parliamentary election, prompting intervention from General YahyaKhan. For 10 points, name this conflict that marked the end of the state of East Pakistan.
Televangelist Maolana Abul Kalam Azad was convicted of war crimes in this conflict, forty yearsafter this war took place.
Bangladesh War of Independence [or Bengali War of Independence or Pakistani Civil War; anti-prompt on "Operation Searchlight" before mentioned]