775 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র পূর্ব পাকিস্তানের গভর্নর হিসাবে ডঃ বাংলাদেশ সরকার, ২ সেপ্টেম্বর, মালিকের নিয়োগ সম্পর্কিত পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রীর পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রণালয় ᎼᎼ ᏄᎼ প্রেস বিজ্ঞপ্তি বাংলাদেশ প্রেস বিজ্ঞপ্তি BANGLADESH PRESS RELEASE গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ মিশন ৯, সার্কাস এ্যাভিনিউ কলিকাতা-১৭ (May be reproduced with or without Acknowledgement) No. PR/43 MUJIBNAGAR, September 2, 1971. "ACCEPTANCE OF DEFEAT" Bangladesh Foreign Minister on Dr. Malik's appointment. 1. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khandaker Moshtaque Ahmed termed the appointment of Dr. Malik as the Governor of occupied territory of Bangladesh as an acceptance of defeat. 2. In a statement released here to-day he said, the reported appointment of Dr. A. M. Malik, a quisling trade unionist, as the Governor of the occupied part of Bangladesh is the acceptance of defeat by the so-called military junta of Islamabad. It is evident that Tikka Khan's awful majesty of ruthless killing, looting, burning and raping have been turned into ignominious nullity on the soil of Bangladesh. The killer has fallen. His chivalrous glory is crumbled into pieces. He is to get out as disgraced man with head low and vanity lower. There is a clear message in this for General Yahya Khan also. 3.The Pakistani junta calls this an attempt of restoration of civilian rule. It is significant to note that the killers of Islamabad has gone for the "restoration of civilian rule" only in the colony and not at home i. e. West Pakistan. Therefore, the measure, besides everything alse, is an expression of colonial rule completely different from home rule. Restoration of civilian rule was an issue before 25th of March 1971. People almost unanimously voted for Awami League to rule the country. Restoration of civilian rule at that time meant restoration of state power to the elected representatives of the people and not to any one without such a mandate. 4. The appointment of Mr. Malik, is yet another attempt to throw a handful of dust in the eyes of the world to create cloud and confusion. People of Bangladesh know the designs behind this sort of restoration of civil administration. They witnessed these same 'restoration' once after Ayub staged coup in 1958, again after Yahya ascended the throne of Pakistan in 1969. When colonial rule by a military governor becomes pungent, Stinky
