Kammala wannan jumlar: A ranar 25 ga Maris, 1971, Sojojin Pakistan sun kaddamar da ayyukan soja a karkashin Operation Searchlight a kan jama'ar Gabashin Pakistan. Dhaka ya ɗauki nauyin zaluncin sojojin, yana shaida kisan kare dangi da kamfen na nuna adawa da yawa, tare da kamawa, azabtarwa da kisan fararen hula, dalibai, masu ilimi, masu fafutukar siyasa da 'yan tsiraru na addini. Sojojin sun fuskanci tawaye daga Rifles na Gabashin Pakistan da 'yan sandan Bengal. An ƙone kuma an lalata manyan sassan birnin, har da unguwannin Hindu. Yawancin mazaunan birnin sun yi gudun hijira ko kuma aka tilasta musu su gudu zuwa ƙauyuka. A cikin yakin neman 'yancin Bangladesh da ya biyo baya, Sojojin Bangladesh sun kaddamar da hare-haren' yan tawaye na yau da kullun da kuma hare-haren kwanton bauna a kan sojojin Pakistan. Dhaka ya sha fama da hare-haren iska da yawa daga rundunar sojin saman Indiya a cikin
Disamba. Dhaka ya shaida mika wuya ga sojojin Pakistan na yamma a gaban Sojojin kawancen Bangladesh da Indiya a ranar 16 ga Disamba 1971 tare da mika wuya ga Pakistan.