Tragedy Unveiled: The 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and Operation Searchlight

Nine months of disputes in East Pakistan led to 3 million deaths, 10 million refugees in India, and 30 million displaced. Operation Searchlight violently curbed Bengali autonomy, resulting in mass atrocities from March to December 1971. Tensions arose after the Awami League's electoral victory, leading to a military operation by the Pakistan Army and eventual Indian intervention, creating Bangladesh.