Meeting on the Meghna:
Pakistanis had a serious headache about Brahmanbaria, a place of vital importance between Sylhet and Comilla. As a river route to Sylhet, Bhairab-Ashuganj complex enjoyed tactical as well as strategic importance. Khaled on the south and my troops on the north, from either side, we had Brahmanbaria and Ashuganj-Bhairab respectively within our fold. Pakistanis decided to effect a break through. With a part of 53 Bridge-located at Comilla, Brigadier Iqbal Shafi had already made a dash over to Chittagong to take on Zia. This bridge finally moved to Chittagong duly replaced by 117 Brigades ex-9 iInfantry Division. Pakistanis wanted to have uninterrupted control over Sylhet-Comilla highway so that 313 and 117 Brigades could have free hand on the use of the highway. It was, therefore, quite obvious that a break through operation would be launched from Dhaka and that I would be required to receive the enemy at Bhairab-Ashuganj.
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