61 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ “ফ্যাক্ট শীট-৯°- দেশবিদেশে বাংলাদেশের ংলাদেশ ষ্টুডেন্ট এ্যাকশন মে, ১৯৭১ স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রাম সম্পর্কে প্রতিবেদন কমিটির প্রচার পত্র FACT SHEET-9 BANGLADESH MEN IN WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was officially represented in the 4th World Peace Conference held in Budapest, Hungary (May 131.6). The official delegation which was led by Mr. M. A. Samad, an elected member of the National Assembly and Roving Ambassador for the Republic of Bangladesh, included Mr. Dewan Mahbub Ali, Joint Secretary of the National Awami Party; Dr. Sarwar Ali and Mr. Wali Ashraf, an Executive Member of the Bangladesh Students' Action Committee in U.K. WE ARE AT WAR Thanking the Organizers for inviting the delegation from People's Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Samad, the leader of the delegation, declared that his country was at war. Pointing out the brutal genocide he said, "Bangladesh is an independent state today and a new nation of 75 million people. You have heard the stories of the genocide and atrocities that have been going on for the last one and a half months through newspapers and other means of communication." Referring to the 23 year history of exploitation we said, "Pakistan came into being on the basis of Principles laid down in the Lahore Resolution of 1940 passed at the annual conference of the All India Muslim League. The people of Bangladesh sacrificed most to achieve independence from the British Colonial rulers. The aspiration of the people of Bangladesh had its sources from the above-mentioned Resolution which guaranteed the creation of a confederation of autonomous and sovereign states consisting of Muslim majority areas in India. Independence was materialized on 14th August, 1947. but the power was vested in the hands of the few West Pakistanis to rule the whole of Pakistan. Since then the days of oppression and exploitation began. Bangladesh turned into nothing but a colony and jute, cultivated by the toiling masses of Bangladesh, was the main source of foreign exchange earnings and constituted 70% of the total earnings of Pakistan along with tea, hides and skin. But the earnings were hardly used for our own development. The per capita income of West Pakistan increased three times compared to that of the people residing in Bangladesh". Explaining the last election and subsequent happenings he said, "General Yahya Khan obliged Mr. Bhutto and the Generals by postponing the Assembly. The reaction of the postponement in Bangladesh was inevitable and spontaneous and throughout the land people took to the streets to record their protests at this arbitrary act. People now felt sure that Yahya never intended to transfer power and was making a mockery of democracy. Sheikh Mujib, however, continued to seek a political settlement".
