পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দশম খণ্ড).pdf/২৭৮

253 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : দশম খন্ড planning of the higher echelon. In my opinion, it was very much a over ambitious plan. From the very beginning I was not very much confident of its success, so I argued with the planners. Any way it was an order, so I had to do it and did it. We were clearly instructed not to attack the enemy, rather allow them to attack us and kill them from our defence. Just after sun-set on 9 Nov, we started to move completely with a new spirit. First company which was supposed to clear the road near village Kamalpur encountered enemy at 2300 hours. It took them long 30 minutes to clear that obstacle. Rest of the companies crossed through them safely. It was a very hazardous route through the paddies and lakes. We reached Gotagram village at 0500 hours. In that village there was a Razakar's camp. One of my platoon surrounded the camp and found all of them sleeping tight. They were in total 12. We caught all of them except one who managed to escape somehow and informed the Pak Bahini at Atgram. In Atgram the enemy strength was on company plus about a company strength of Razakars and the Khaiber Scouts. We could hardly dig our trenches at 0630 hours on 10 Nov 71 when the first wave of enemy attack came on us. Our enemy thought us probably a induction party of small strength. They could not think that such a large number of force can penetrate so deep in such a condition. They started advancing towards us very confidently. They were shouting and saying, “MUJIB KA BACHAY HATIAR CHHOR DAO, AGAR NATO KUE ZINDA WAPES ZAHIZAOGAYE.” They were advancing from both sides of the road. They were about a platoon strength. When they came within hundred yard, I ordered to open four light machine guns, two from each side of the road. They got a shock of their lives. Within two minutes 18 of them fell on the ground and the rest of them took shelter of a nullah and fled away. In the mean time, one three-ton truck which was coming from Zakiganj was blown off by the anti tank mine. Small attack came on other companies also but they repulsed successfully. Until evening enemy remained silent in all fronts. In the meantime they brought reinforcement from Sylhet plus a battery of 105 mm Howitzer. Still I remember that evening of 10 Nov 71. It was about 1700 hours I could see from the Atgram side that a huge crowd of public approaching towards us. As they came closer, the whole crowd started shouting and more funny part was that we saw everybody was holding a spear sort of thing in their hands. They were in fact covering the advance of the Punjabies. As soon they came within our killing zone I ordered to open fire. Still I do not know the exact number but I am sure about 50 people died there on the spot. However civilians vanished in no times and real show started immediately. Enemy attacked us from three sides with full artillery support. Enemy charged twice but could not remove us a single inch. Enemy pressure continued to grow stronger and stronger with the nightfall. By 2000 hours I found that we were running short of ammunitions. Replenishment at that place from the rear was out of question. I could foresee that it will be very difficult position when our ammunitions will be totally exhausted. I contacted Lt Col Datta on wireless and asked his advice. Since replenishment was not possible he ordered me to retreat to a safer place. After two days of fighting we killed 39 Pak Army troops and secured arms and ammunitions from them. We captured 11 Razakars. We lost two with 5 other wounded.