709 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ২৭৩ বাংলাদেশ মিশন স্বীকৃতির জন্য অমৃত বাজার পত্রিকা ২০ এপ্রিল, ১৯৭১ প্রচেষ্টা চালাবে AMRITA BAZAR PATRIKA, APRIL 20, 1971 BANGLADESH MISSION TO WORK FOR RECOGNITION By A Staff Reporter Mr. M. Hossain Ali, now head of the Bangladesh Mission in Calcutta, is most likely to be named within a day or two as the High Commissioner for Bangladesh to India. There was a new life in the Bangladesh Mission office in Calcutta on Monday and new files were opened, the subject matter being "recognition" to the independent, sovereign and democratic Republic of Bangladesh and its newly formed Government. According to a reliable source, letters written to the heads of the State of several important countries of the world are now awaiting for the signature of the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. An emissary from this Mission is likely to meet the Foreign Minister in Bangladesh today (Tuesday). Meanwhile, the Pak High Commissioner in India is understood to have sent a telex message to the National Grindlays Bank, Calcutta, asking it not to allow Mr. Hossain Ali to draw any money from the bank. Similar advice was also reported to have been communicated to the National Bank of Pakistan in London which used to operate as the clearing house for the Pakistan sterling accounts. In another telex message the Pak High Commissioner is understood to have told Mr. Hossain Ali not to use the Circus Avenue Building as the Bangladesh Mission office. The officials here are understood to have decided to ignore all such threats. After all they do not need any remittance from the Government of Pakistan, a source stated. Mr. Hossain Ali said that he was "reorganizing and re-orienting the function of the Mission so as to bring it in tune with 'the needs and aspirations of Bangladesh". He said some representatives of Bangladesh visited the Mission on Monday mainly to congratulate him on his decision to switch his allegiance to Bangladesh. Ready For Hardship He said all 60 Bengali staff worked "enthusiastically" and were ready to accept any cuts in their remunerations. "We have to observe austerity. We cannot live in luxury", he added. Mr. Ali said the 30 West Pakistani employees did not report for duty and he could not say if they had sought repatriation. The mission would continue to function from the same building. He would shortly contact leaders of the Bangladesh Government to seek their guidance. People were pouring into the mission this evening with garlands and bouquets to felicitate Mr. Ali and his staff. Among the distinguished visitors to the mission was Chief Justice P.B. Mukherji of Calcutta High Court.
