Mirpur Thana, mostly inhabited by Biharis, remained under the control of pro-Pakistan paramilitary forces, even after the independence of Bangladesh.
Bengali filmmaker, Zahir Raihan, went to Mirpur after someone called him about his missing brother, Shahidullah Kaiser, who was previously kidnapped by members of the Al-Badr.
United Nations representative, Vittorio Winspeare-Guicciardi visited the camp, where Biharis asked him to help them move to Pakistan.
[6] His commanding officer was Major Moinul Hossain Chowdhury, who sent Second Lieutenant Selim Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, who was killed in action, to support him.
[8] Abdul Quader Mollah, nicknamed "Butcher of Mirpur", was hanged for his role in the death of poet, Meherunnesa, and journalist Khandker Abu Taleb, on 13 December 2013.