May 16, 1971
- Freedom fighters led by Captain Matin ambush Pakistan soldiers near Teliapara on Chunarughat-Brahmanbaria road. A Pakistan army car is destroyed and many Pakistan soldiers are killed.
- In Rajshahi, commandos of Muktibahini make sudden attack on the Pakistan forces. 25 military cadets of Pakistan army are killed in the assault.
- Source: Bangladesh Liberation War Museum