340 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ বাংলাদেশ এসোসিয়েশন অব বৃটিশ এসোসিয়েশন-এর দলিল নভেম্বর, ১৯৭১ কলম্বিয়ার একটি আবেদন BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 905–550 West 12th Avenue, জয় বাংলা Vancouver 9, B. C. Canada Telephone: (604) 876-8453 MASSACRE ** GENOCIDE ** BLOODBATH 来来 TERROR AND NOW STARVATION: ALL PART OF A GAME THE TRAGEDY OF BANGLADESH (EAST PAKISTAN) As a result of devastation and dislocations caused by war, floods, and cyclones: between 10 and 30 million of East Bengal's 75 million inhabitants face starvation within the next few months. Contrary to bland assurances which continue to emanate from West Pakistani spokesman the situation is unquestionably desperate and will require a large scale international relief effort, if a tragedy of major proportion is to be averted. The months required to return the system to normal would probably exceed the time during which the food reserves could sustain the population. The factors that determine mass famine are irreversible after a certain point. International action, immediate and strong, is perhaps the only defense the people of East Bengal now have. Since last March, the 75 million people of Bangladesh have become involved in a struggle for asserting their fundamental rights' and in a grim fight for survival. After having unleashed one of the most brutal bloodbaths on his own people in all history President Yahya Khan is now planning to starve out the resistance. In November, 1910, it was a cyclone that took a toll of lives. That was nature. In March, 1971, Bangladesh was hit by another disaster, systematically eliminating the region of, its young men, intelligentsia and millions of innocent victims. This time perpetrator is Yahya Khan. We, on behalf of 75 million terrorized people of Bangladesh, appeal to you to put pressure on your Government by asking for suspension of military and or economic aid to Pakistan and to pursue the military government of General Yahya Khan to desist from further slaughter of civilians. Please support and help by contributing to our 'Bangladesh Week' -a fund raising campaign (NOVEMBER 15-19).
