[Watch] Journey of surrendered Pakistanis to POW camp in India
After their surrender, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers had to take an arduous journey to prisoners of war camp in India. They were first taken to Narayanganj and later to Khulna to be transported to West Bengal later by train.
After Pakistan's surrender on December 16 in 1971, 93,000 prisoners of war (POWs) were transported to Indian POW camp.
Before the Indian army could leave Bangladesh, the Pakistani POWs had to be transported to India.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. About 25,000 of them were kept at Dhaka Cantonment while the rest were being brought to Dhaka from different parts of the country.
At first, they were boarded on train and taken to Narayanganj riverport amid strong guard to ward off possible attempts of vengeance.
At Narayanganj, a Pakistani naval commander organised the embarkation before the POWs started a 36-hour boat trip to river system in Khulna.
When they reached Khulna, they started a long journey across the border to West Bengal by train and onto a POW camp.