User:BengaliHindu/Al Mujahid

Al Mujahid (আল মুজাহিদ) also spelled as Al Mujaheed was an armed militia comprising mostly of the Urdu-speaking immigrant Bihari Muslims in Bangladesh who collaborated with the Pakistan Army and opposed the independence of Bangladesh. Floated by the Jamaat-e-Islami leadership, it directly took part in the massacre of civilian population alongside the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Foundation
On 4 April 1971, twelve pro-Pakistan leaders, including Nurul Amin, Ghulam Azam and Khwaja Khairuddin, met General Tikka Khan of the Pakistan Army and assured him of cooperation in opposing the rebellion. On 7 April 1971, gave a call for the foundation of the Shanti Committee, the Razakar force and the Al Mujahid through an advertisement in the Bengal daily Dainik Azad.