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Fifty years ago, 61 young officers of the First War Course of independent Bangladesh passed out on October 9, making the day a landmark in the annals of the Liberation War.

Members of the Mukti Bahini preparing for their next guerilla attack. On May 1, 1971, General SHFJ Manekshaw issued the Indian Army Operational Instruction No. 52. A structured policy to provide training facilities and logistical and operational support for the liberation of Bangladesh was prepared by Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command. The Indian Army was responsible for training, equipping, and providing logistical support to...