The 1971 Bangladesh Genocide: Operation Searchlight and the Birth of a Nation
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On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight in Dhaka—a brutal crackdown aimed at crushing the Bengali nationalist movement. This episode tells the story of that night and its aftermath: the systematic targeting of students, intellectuals, and Hindus; the role of the East Pakistan Rifles and police who resisted; and the formation of the Bangladesh government in exile. We discuss the term 'genocide' in international law, the 1972 UN report that cited evidence of widespread atrocities, and the legacy of the war crimes trials in Bangladesh today. Names you'll hear include General Tikka Khan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the Bengali officers who mutinied. Woven through the conversation is the personal testimony of survivors and the debate over casualty figures—ranging from 300,000 to 3 million. This is not a retelling of the 1971 surrender but a deep dive into the violence that set Bangladesh's birth in motion.
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