The government responded by forming the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini[REF] which began a campaign of brutal human rights abuses against the general populace, including the force became involved in numerous charges of human rights abuse including political killings,[REF][REF][REF] shooting by death squads,[REF] forced disappearances[REF] and rape [REF].
The 1974 famine had personally shocked Mujib and profoundly affected his views on governance,[REF] while political unrest gave rise to increasing violence.