Battle of Kamalpur
On 31 July 1971, first battle of Kamalpur was fought by the Mukti Bahini under the command of Major Ziaur Rahman against the Pakistani troops stationed in Kamalpur. Since the Kamalpur post was close to the border, it was first decided that Mukti Bahini with the support of regular Indian army troops would attempt to capture the post. The Pakistani post was first subjected to artillery bombardment. The Mukti Bahini troops under the cover of supporting fire from Indian army almost reached to the mouth of Pakistani bunkers. However, once the supporting fire was stopped by Indian army, the Mukti Bahini troops were mowed down by machine-gun fire. The attack was called off because of heavy casualties. Captain Salahuddin Momtaz of Mukti Bahini was killed in this battle.
Later from 14 November to 4 December 1971, in order to capture Kamalpur, a second battle of Kamalpur took place. The Kamalpur was subsequently captured on 4 December 1971 by combined strength of Bangladesh and Indian army.
