GK
Shikhi

Lesson 3/44 min

Sectors 6 to 11

Sectors 6–11: area, commanders, headquarters

SectorAreaCommanderHQ
6Rangpur and ThakurgaonWing Commander M. K. BasharBurimari
7Rajshahi, Bogra, Pabna and part of DinajpurMajor Kazi NuruzzamanTarangapur
8Kushtia, Jessore, parts of Khulna and Faridpur (Mujibnagar lay in this sector)Major Abu Osman Chowdhury; later Major M. A. ManzurKalyani
9Satkhira and southern Khulna (the Sundarbans), Barisal, PatuakhaliMajor Abdul JalilTaki
10Sea coast and inland waterwaysNo regular commander; naval commandosNone
11Mymensingh (excluding Kishoreganj) and TangailMajor Abu Taher; later M. HamidullahMahendraganj

Did you know?: Sundarbans: Sector 9. Rajshahi: Sector 7. Mymensingh: Sector 11. Chattogram: Sector 1. Dhaka: Sector 2.

Watch out: Both books name Kazi Nuruzzaman as commander of Sector 7. According to Banglapedia the first commander in July 1971 was Major Nazmul Haq; Kazi Nuruzzaman took over after Haq died in a road accident in September.

Watch out: In Sector 8, Abu Osman Chowdhury served until August 1971, then Manzur (Banglapedia); one book says ‘until October’. In Sector 11, Hamidullah took over in early November after Abu Taher was badly wounded. For Sector 11's area, Banglapedia and one book include Tangail; the other book says only ‘Mymensingh excluding Kishoreganj’.

Memory trick: Pair the number with the name: 6 Bashar, 7 Nuruzzaman, 8 Osman, 9 Jalil, 10 Naval, 11 Taher.

Check yourself

Which sector had no regular sector commander, and whose sector was it?

At a glance

  1. 1

    Sector 6 (Rangpur, Thakurgaon): Wing Commander M. K. Bashar; Sector 7 (Rajshahi region): Kazi Nuruzzaman.

  2. 2

    Sector 8 covered the Kushtia–Jessore–Khulna area, and Mujibnagar lay in it; commanders Abu Osman Chowdhury, later M. A. Manzur.

  3. 3

    Sector 9 included the Sundarbans; commander Abdul Jalil.

  4. 4

    Sector 10 belonged to the naval commandos and had no regular commander.

  5. 5

    Sector 11 (Mymensingh region): Abu Taher, later M. Hamidullah.

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