বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
Ali MNA is the Camp Chief. The boys are getting preliminary training. The camp
is situated in an ideal place at PALATANA-about 5 miles off Udaipur. Since this
camp is managed by on able and ex-army Captain like Mr. S. Ali MNA., there is
no of deputing any officer by the Deputy Director, Youth Camp Operation. This
camp can be easily recognized as a full-fledged youth camp as envisaged in the
original scheme.
(VI) Mohanpur: This Camp has a present strength of 450. Mr. Shafiruddin Ahmed,
MP A is the Camp Chief. There is enough scope for expansion of this camp but
due to difficulties of construction etc. this could not be done. Capt. Chatarjee now
acting as a Deputy Director, Youth Camp operation, has taken up the matter.
(VII) Sylhet: At present there are 3 (three) transit youth camps at Sylhet Sector, viz-
(a) Patherkandi, with a capacity of 500 boys. Mr. Abdul Monem. Organising
Secretary, Sylhet District Awami League is the Camp Chief.
(b) Khowai: This camp has not been fully organised. At present the strength is
only about 200, but several hundred more boys are scattered in different houses
for want of proper accommodation. Mr. Mustafa Shahid, MP A is the Camp
Chief.
An Officer Capt. Dhar had been deputed to organise this camp as per scheme as
approved by the Govt. of India (since reported to have been withdrawn). If the
construction at the site selected is expedited then it would have an accommodation
of 1000 youth. The same difficulties of construction, transport, ration and the
supply of other materials are there as in other camps.
(c) Kailashahar: This camp has not been properly organized due to some
organisational defects. It is said that at present this camp has got an strength of
300 boys. Mr. Manik Chowdhury MNA is the Camp Chief.
The above youth camps are operating as originally planned before the approved
youth camp scheme came in to operation but not yet implemented. Due to heavy
influx of young men from Bangladesh between the age group of 16 to 25, many
transit camps have o be established in addition to the demands of opening few
other transit camps at different laces on border to cope with this abnormal
situation. The second category of Youth amps re operating as Reception-cum-
Transit camps.
These camps are as follows:
(1) Dharmanagar: It has been approved by the Chief Minister, Tripura and at
present has got a strength of 200 boys to be easily expanded to accommodate
1000 if the construction is expedited. Mr. Taimuz Ali, MP A has been selected
as a Camp Chief.
(2) Narsingtaar: The Camp originally accommodated about 600 boys who were
shifted to Gokulnagar camp but we could not close the camp due to heavy on-
rush of young men especially from Comilla, Dacca and Faridpur etc., and as
such this camp is still operating with a strength of more than 600 boys though
there is