1972–1975 Bangladesh insurgency

Bangladesh insurgency
	Part of the Cold War in Asia
	; Soldiers of the Biplobi Shainik Sangstha being received by the public after the Sipahi–Janata Revolution on 7 November 1975
Date	1 February 1972 – 24 November 1975 (3 years, 9 months and 23 days)
Location	Bangladesh
Result	Insurgency largely subdued; Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and takeover of power by Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad; Counter-coup by Mujibist military officers; Sipahi–Janata Revolution by JaSaD and Ziaur Rahman's ascension to power;
Belligerents
Government of Bangladesh; Awami League/BAKSAL (1972–75) Chhatra League; Sramik League; ; Military-Supreme Court Administration (1975); Mujibist insurgents:; Kader Bahini; Pro-Mujibist military factions East Bengal Regiment (factions); 46th Independent Infantry Brigade; ;	Socialist insurgents:; Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Jasad Chhatra League; ; Maoist insurgents:; Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party; Anti-Mujibist military factions; 2nd Field Artillery; Bengal Lancers; 1st Bengal Cavalry; 10th Bengal Regiment (factions); Other anti-Mujibist factions; Trade unionists; Awami League (factions); Military junta of Bangladesh (1975);
Commanders and leaders
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman X; Tajuddin Ahmed X; Muhammad Mansur Ali X; Syed Nazrul Islam X; A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman X; Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed; Khaled Mosharraf X; Khondkar Nazmul Huda X; A. T. M. Haider X; Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem; Ziaur Rahman Abdul Kader Siddique (POW)	Abu Taher ; M. A. Jalil (WIA); A. S. M. Abdur Rab (WIA); Hasanul Haq Inu (WIA) Siraj Sikder † Syed Faruque Rahman ; Shariful Haque Dalim; Abdul Majed ; Khandaker Abdur Rashid; Mohammad Kismat Hashem #; Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed (POW)
Units involved
Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini; Bangladesh Police; Bangladesh Army; Lal Bahini	Gonobahini; Biplobi Shainik Sangstha Purba Banglar Jatiya Mukti Front Factions of the Bangladesh Army
Strength
16,000 JRB personnel (1975)	N/A
Casualties and losses
3,000 Awami League members killed; 4 members of parliament killed; 65% of military officers lose control of their troops	Jasad: 60,000 killed (as per Jasad); 30,000+ killed (as per Anthony Mascarenhas)PBSP: Unknown, at least 1 killedMilitary: At least one executed; 33 detained2,035 unspecified political opponents killed between 1972 and April 1973
	2,000+ workers killed during the Mongla Port massacre; Total: 7,173 – 65,150+ combatants/activists killed

1972–1975 Bangladesh insurgency refers to the period after the independence of Bangladesh when left-wing insurgents, particularly the Gonobahini fought against the government of the Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The government responded by forming the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini, which began a crackdown on the general populace. The force became involved in the numerous charges of human rights abuse including political killings, shooting by death squads, and large number of rapes on women. The insurgency was one of the main reasons for the fall of Sheikh Mujib.