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On August 1, 1971, George Harrison performed a song about Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden, drawing global attention to the atrocities occurring in East Pakistan, which had already been reported since March; this prompted the Indian Navy to train Bengali sailors who defected from a Pakistani submarine to conduct covert operations against the Pakistani naval forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War. #BangladeshLiberation #NavalOperations #HistoricalEvents #IN #BD #PK #FR #ES

On August 1, 1971, George Harrison of The Beatles performed a song about Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden, capturing global attention towards the genocide in East Pakistan and the refugee crisis, while concurrent events saw Bengali sailors defect from the Pakistani submarine PNS Mangro to aid in the independence struggle, leading to India's covert Operation Jackpot, which involved training these defectors to sink Pakistani naval ships using limpet mines, exemplifying the collaboration between the Indian Navy and the Mukti Bahini, culminating in significant naval victories during the Bangladesh Liberation War. #BangladeshLiberation #NavalOperations #History #BD #IN #PK #FR #ES #US

On August 1, 1971, George Harrison of The Beatles performed a song about Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden that captivated the audience and drew global attention to the genocide occurring in East Pakistan, while secretly, eight Bengali sailors defected from a Pakistani submarine and began a covert operation, "Operation Jackpot," with the Indian Navy to target and destroy Pakistani warships, ultimately contributing to the momentum of the Bangladesh Liberation War and the eventual surrender of Pakistani forces in December 1971. #BangladeshLiberation #HistoricalEvents #NavalOperations #BD #IN #PK #FR #ES #US

On August 1, 1971, George Harrison of The Beatles performed a song about Bangladesh in front of a captivated audience at Madison Square Garden, drawing global attention to the massacres in East Pakistan and the influx of fleeing refugees, while a covert Indian naval operation was simultaneously underway to support the Bangladeshi Liberation War. #BangladeshLiberation #NavalOperations #HistoricalEvents #BD #IN #PK #FR #ES #US

On August 1, 1971, George Harrison's performance at Madison Square Garden drew global attention to the humanitarian crisis in East Pakistan, preceding an extraordinary covert naval operation by India that involved Bengali sailors trained in secret to sink Pakistani warships, ultimately contributing to the liberation of Bangladesh and the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani troops on December 16, 1971. #BangladeshLiberation #HistoricalOperations #IndianNavy #BD #IN #PK #FR #ES #US