Sherpur freed on December 7

Sherpur Correspondent :

 Sherpur was freed from the occupation forces of Pakistan on 7 December, 1971. Muktibahini of Bangla and the Allied Forces of India were jointly struggled against the pak army to free Sherpur.
Sherpur, Jamalpur, Kamalpur and Tangail were under sector-11 and Colonel Taher was the commander .
More than 84 brave sons of Sherpur gave life while fighting with the Pakistani forces. Battle took place in 30-40 places in five upazilas of Sherpur district.
On April 26, 1971 Pakistani occupation forces entered in Sherpur Town and started mortal shelling. They killed the priest of Shanibigraha temple. Then they carried out reckless looting, arson, grabbing, raping, and brutal mass killing.
 Pakistani army killed 187 innocent men and children at the village of Sohagpur in Nalitabari on July 25, 1971.
With the help of local brokers Pak army attacked Jagotpur of Sreebardi and killed 61 innocent villagers.
Sector-11 commander Colonel Taher , on November 13 ordered the freedom fighters to attack the enemies. 14 November 1971, on Sherpur-Bakshigonj road, freedom fighters attacked the pak army and killed Major Ayub including two platoon soldiers of pak army.
On 24 November Pakistani occupation forces brutally killed 47 people including freedom fighters at the Surjadi village of Kamaria union under Sherpur sadar upazila.