The Noakhali riots were a series of semiorganized massacres Killing , rapes , abductions and forced conversions of Hindus to Islam and looting Robbery and arson of Hindu properties perpetrated Committing_crime by the Muslim community in the districts of Noakhali in the Chittagong Division of Bengal ( now in Bangladesh ) in October–November 1946 , a year before India 's independence from British rule .

The Bangladeshi Declaration of Independence was proclaimed Statement from Chittagong by members of the Mukti Bahini – the national liberation army formed Coming_to_be by Bengali military , paramilitary and civilians .

The operation was initiated Process_start by the 57th Mountain Division of the Indian Army , which tracked Self_motion down and decapitated Killing a rebel column that had picked up Choosing a huge consignment of weapons at the Wyakaung beach ( on the Myanmar-Bangladesh coast south of Chittagong and Cox 's Bazar , Bangladesh ) , and was moving Motion that through the jungles of Mizoram , Northeast India .

Matches were held Hold in Dhaka and Chittagong .

The six franchises represented Presence Dhaka , Barisal , Chittagong , Khulna , Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions .

The `` Mukti Bahini '' Naval Commandos launched several sabotage efforts in the cities of Chittagong , Chandpur , Mongla , and the Narayanganj District against the operating combined Cause_to_amalgamate forces of the Pakistan Soldiers , Pakistan Marines , Pakistan Navy SEAL Teams , and the East Pakistan Security Forces on the night of 15 August of 1971 .

The third operation was the operational plan Arranging designed by Lt. Gen Sagat Singh , commander of the Indian Army IV Corps attached Connect to the Eastern Command and the Bangladesh forces operating Being_in_operation in his operational area against the Pakistani forces in Sylhet , Comilla and Chittagong as part of the overall campaign during November 21 - December 16 , 1971 .