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Word: zilla (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...arrived from its base at Jessore cantonment 60 miles to the south. The 147 men of the company quickly disarmed some 500 Bengali policemen without meeting any resistance and then occupied four additional key points: the district police headquarters, the government office building, the VHP radio transmitter and the Zilla school for boys. Most of the sleeping townspeople did not realize what had happened until 5:30 a.m., when Jeeploads of soldiers with bullhorns drove through the empty streets announcing that a total curfew was to begin 30 minutes later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: The Battle of Kushtia | 4/19/1971 | See Source »

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