December 7, 1971
- Bhutan acknowledges Bangladesh as an independent and sovereign state.
- In the break of dawn, Indian paratroopers drop near Sylhet airport. They attack the main Pakistan base in Sylhet. Within the afternoon, the Pakistan general in-charge of Sylhet is compelled to surrender with his troops.
- The 9th division of Indian army reach Jessore Cantonment from the northern side. They enter without any resistance. They are astonished seeing the desolated army establishment. Pakistan army abscond from the cantonment, leaving huge arms, ammunitions and control room maps behind.
- Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev urges a peaceful solution of Indo-Pakistan war without intervention of any outsiders.
- A fierce skirmish continue at Bhaluka in Mymensingh as Major Afsar’s troops attack the police station, a camp of Pakistan army, from three sides.
- Allied force take control of Chandina and Jafarganj. Turbulent wars continue at Comilla and Laksham.
- A violent Indo-Pakistan bloodshed continue centering Kartowa Bridge on Bogra-Rangpur highway.
- US decides to dismiss financial aid to India
Source: Bangladesh Liberation War Museum