TITLE:
Exploring Geographical Factors for the Formation of Sector Boundaries of the Liberation War of Bangladesh 1971
AUTHORS:
Bibi Hafsa
KEYWORDS:
Liberation War, Sector, Boundary, Geographical Factor
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Historical Studies,
Vol.9 No.4,
November
30,
2020
ABSTRACT: The Liberation War of 1971 is a chapter of great
pride in the history of Bangladesh. The nine-month long bloodiest War of
Liberation war by the peoples of Bangladesh in 1971 will forever remain
recorded as one of the most glorious chapters in human history. It is just not
possible to write down the whole history of this glorious war, simply one or
two research because there are innumerable known and unknown stories and events
regarding it. However, this study is paramount of portraying the bloody
historical part of the Geographical Factors influencing forming the Sector
Boundaries of the Liberation War of Bangladesh 1971. In the War of Liberation, the
whole geographical area of East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) was strategically
divided into eleven sectors with a sector commander for each of them. The
formation of the sectors played a key role in demolishing the Pakistani army.
That was the very efficient and crucial strategy for winning the Liberation
War. The formation of the sector boundary is not political, it is more
Geographical. It is formed based on innumerable geographical features. This
research paper earnestly studies very crucial points regarding the influences
and roles of geographical settings in determining planning as well as
strategically aspects of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. The liberation war
of Bangladesh is the nation’s important issue and thus required this type of
inquisitive research which will see the history in different perspectives. It
will be helpful for the current generation to understand the geographical
aspect of a nation’s birth. It is a historical research and this study explored
based on descriptive literature review. The study has collected data based on
literature survey and data presented by table, figure, diagram and map with the
help of GIS techniques.