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49 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ বাংলাদেশকে স্বীকৃতি ও সমর্থনের জন্য এ্যাকশন কমিটির দলিলপত্র এপ্রিল, ১৯৭১ বাংলাদেশ এ্যাকশন কমিটির আবেদন RECOGNISE AND SUPPORT BANGLADESH We the people of Bangladesh, resident in Great Britain, on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Bangladesh, appeal to the people, and Governments of the world, to immediately' recognize and support 'BANGLADESH'. We are fighting not only for our freedom and independence but also for our very survival, and we ask for your help in our struggle for independence! When Pakistan was formed 23 years ago, the people of East and West agreed to form a federation with full autonomy to both provinces, in accordance with the Lahore Resolution. The peoples of East Bengal 'Strove for Pakistan' with a sense of faith and brotherhood, to their utter dismay all they received in return was inhuman oppression and naked exploitation! For 23 years our people have been kept in poverty to provide profits and wealth for the West Pakistan ruling classes. For the last 12 years, the military and their supporters, have suppressed us by force, banned our political parties and put our leaders behind bars. When the people of Bangladesh voted last year, in the first-frce-General Election in Pakistan, 98% voted for freedom from the tyranny of the West Pakistan rulers. The Awami League won 70% of the seats in National Parliament, giving them an absolute majority!! The West Pakistan Army in violation of all democratic principles overthrew the democratically elected Government by invading Bangladesh. With their far superior and modern weapons of war-they systematically murdered our Teachers-StudentsDoctors-Lawyers and Religious and Political leaders. With the use of tanks-bombers artillery and machine guns they have killed many thousands of our innocent unarmed men, women and children. If blood is the price of freedom, then Bangladesh has overpaid!!! If any man or any Government believes in freedom, then this is the moment to prove their solidarity with the freedom loving, struggling peoples of Bangladesh!! If the united nations really stands for human rights and freedom, then now is the time to implement one of it's own basic charters, that of the "right of all peoples to Self-determination".