<P> The Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed on 17 April 1971 in Mujibnagar and moved to Calcutta as a government in exile . Bengali members of the Pakistani civil , military and diplomatic corps defected to the Bangladeshi provisional government . Thousands of Bengali families were interned in West Pakistan , from where many escaped to Afghanistan . Bengali cultural activists operated the clandestine Free Bengal Radio Station . The plight of millions of war - ravaged Bengali civilians caused worldwide outrage and alarm . The Indian state led by Indira Gandhi provided substantial diplomatic , economic and military support to Bangladeshi nationalists . British , Indian and American musicians organised the world 's first benefit concert in New York City to support the Bangladeshi people . Senator Ted Kennedy in the United States led a congressional campaign for an end to Pakistani military persecution ; while US diplomats in East Pakistan strongly dissented with the Nixon administration 's close ties to the Pakistani military dictator Yahya Khan . </P>
<P> The Provisional Government of Bangladesh was formed on 17 April 1971 in Mujibnagar and moved to Calcutta as a government in exile . Bengali members of the Pakistani civil , military and diplomatic corps defected to the Bangladeshi provisional government . Thousands of Bengali families were interned in West Pakistan , from where many escaped to Afghanistan . Bengali cultural activists operated the clandestine Free Bengal Radio Station . The plight of millions of war - ravaged Bengali civilians caused worldwide outrage and alarm . The Indian state led by Indira Gandhi provided substantial diplomatic , economic and military support to Bangladeshi nationalists . British , Indian and American musicians organised the world 's first benefit concert in New York City to support the Bangladeshi people . Senator Ted Kennedy in the United States led a congressional campaign for an end to Pakistani military persecution ; while US diplomats in East Pakistan strongly dissented with the Nixon administration 's close ties to the Pakistani military dictator Yahya Khan . </P>
who was the heading the indian army during the bangladesh liberation war 1971
who was the heading the indian army during the bangladesh liberation war 1971
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi