Al-Badr (East Pakistan)

Al-Badr
Al-Badr
Bengali: আল-বদর; Urdu: البدر
Leader	Muhammad Ashraf Hossain
Foundation	September 1971
Dates of operation	1971
Dissolved	16 December 1971
Allegiance	Pakistan
Motives	Suppressing Mukti Bahini; Spreading terror;
Headquarters	East Pakistan
Ideology	Pakistani nationalism; Islamic nationalism; Ultranationalism; Anti-Hindu sentiment;
Political position	Far-right
Major actions	War crimes, genocide, mass murder, kidnapping, politicide, torture
Notable attacks	Bangladesh genocide Killing of Bengali intellectuals Abduction of Shahidullah Kaiser; Abduction of Munier Choudhury; Abduction of Syed Nazmul Haque; ; Demra massacre;
Status	Dissolved
Allies	Pakistan Army; IJT East Pakistan wing
Opponents	Provisional Government of Bangladesh Mukti Bahini; Bangladeshi nationalists
Wars	Bangladesh War of Independence

The Al-Badr (Bengali: আল-বদর, romanised: āl-badara; Urdu: البدر, romanised: al-badar, lit. 'The Full moon') was an East Pakistani militia composed mainly of pro-Pakistan militants (mostly Muslim Biharis and Muhajirs), which operated in East Pakistan against the Bengali nationalist movement during the Bangladesh War of Independence, under the patronage of the Government of Pakistan.