surrendered): (0) 10" December-In Baitaghata Operation 2 Rajakars were killed and the other surrendered: (p) 14" December- In Gollamari operation retreated due to heavy shelling from Pak army; and (q) 16" and 17" December-8000 FF all Mujib Bahini of Khulna District was under my command, attacked Khulna town from all sides, 2barges fitted with captured 4 no. 40/60 mm guns had been shelling on Pak army position, and I entered into Khulna own on 17" December at 06/30 hours after heavy fighting with Pak army and Rajakars. 4 Pak military were killed.
The day I started operation and organization of the above training centre's the following commanders came under my command till the date of the liberation of the country: 1. Capt. Shafiqulla: 2. Lt. A. S. M. Arefin: 3. Mr. Kamruzzaman (Tuku), Mujib Bahini Chief, Khulna district: 4. Mr. Tawfiq (Mujib Bahini): 5. Mr. Bahar Ali (Mujib Bahini): 6. Mr. Quayum (Mujib Bahini): 7. Mr. A. Salam (Mujib Bahini): 8. Mr. Yunus Mujib Baini: 9. Mr. Khijir Ali, F.P.
It is to be noted that Khulna and Mongla rivers are full of shark and our commandos went into water with a simple limpet mine and fins in their legs. During operation not a single casualty fro shark. Though there was chilling winter still the commandos had to remain in water for days together. Heavy rains, heavy colds no rations no clothes no shelters even in Sundarban the tigers are there. The Commandos have done so many sea and operation which cannot be expressed. Zahurul Hoq. Abdul Khaleq, Shamser Ali were seriously injured while operating on Mongla. In commando operations about 76 sea-going ships small ship's cargo coasters launchers gunboats converted gunboats barges flats were sunk or partially damaged and few jetties and bridges were destroyed.
It may be mentioned here that two more camps Hasnabad and Haldia were organized to assemble the old defected ex sailors of P.N. Khurshid. In cooperation with major Jail, the Commander of 9 sectors a fleet was raised named Bangabandhu Fleet. This fleet was composed of small vessels fitted with small guns. They used to come to the locality of Sundarban of area and did small operations. They finally entered in Bangladesh after liberation.
Two more gunboats Padma and Plash clewed with the ex-sailors of erstwhile Pakistan Navy came for operation at Khulna area. Both the gunboats were sunk. After the sinking of the two gunboats, the position o the CPOS/sailors was as under: (a) Shahid: Mohd. Ruhul Amin-C. ERA, Mohd. Mumtajuddin Me-1 Mohidullah - A. B. M. D. H. Mullah A.B. M.M. Rahman A.B. M. Haque A. B. Rafiqul Islam naval commando, and Fariduddin Ahmed REN-1; (b) Injured: M. A. Taher- ME-1, A.R. Bhuyan-EN-1 M. Fazal LME A. Haque A. B. M.A. Mutalib A. B. M.A. Mazumder ME-1 Bashir Ahmed naval commando and M. Jalaluddin L/S (c) Caught by Rajakars and taken to Khulna jail after merciless torture M. A. Rauf L/S, M.S. Haque L/wrt., M. A. Sarkar- PO/RS, M. A. Hussain S/td, A.R. Khan To-2, Rafiqulla A. B. Jaker L/S, Taher ME/I.
A group of 8 Sailors also actively participated in the liberation war with the regular army in sector-3, at Hazamara. They are: Mr. Islam ER. IV M. M. Uddin L/wrt, Z.U. Ahmed-CK-I, K. N. Islam PM-1, Saleh Mohammad A D D
