বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
Sydney Schanberg of NEW YORK TIMES writes on July 13: “In addition to the daily troops arriving the Govt, is bringing in wave upon wave of West Pakistanis to replace East Pakistanis in Government jobs. No Bengali is trusted with a responsible or sensitive post; even the man who cuts the grass of the Dacca Airport is a nonBengali."
DAILY TELEGRAPH of London writes on July 19, “the situation deteriorated during the last few weeks in Dacca largely as a result of the improved organisation and training of the urban groups of Bangladesh guerillas-the situation in East Pakistan is still so far removed from normal that the military Governor Gen. Tikka Khan and his staff are making frantic efforts to persuade the President to postpone his visit."
It is to be mentioned here that Tikka Khan was successful in doing so and Yahya Khan has not yet been able to visit Bangladesh for fear of his personal safety.
People's Morale
The Liberation forces enjoy the complete support of the people of Bangladesh. Despite the reign of terror continued by the West Pakistan army the morale of the people is very high.
Clare Hollingsworth writes in the DAILY TELEGRAPH London on August, 9, 1971 “the moment the Pakistan army is not around, the villagers express their sympathy with Bangladesh, but the moment they see a soldier they yell “long live Pakistan". One villager told me this is our life-saver."
Occupation Armys Propaganda of A Civil War
There is no positive evidence and certainly not in the so called White Paper published by Yahya Khan that Bengalis killed non Bengalis before March 25. This propaganda which the West Pakistan Army adopted subsequently has not convinced anyone either.
On the contrary, Associated Press Correspondent Denois Neeld, who visited the forbidden city of Dacca during the news-blackout wrote in April 1971 “non-Bengali civilians from West Pakistan are taking advantage of the situation to loot and kill. The army however stands by or openly condones the violence launched by non-Bengalis."
THE TIMES of London writes on July 12, 1971 “a considerable propaganda effort has been made by the Pakistan Government to suggest not only that the army action was necessary to prevent the mass slaughter of Biharis but also that killings of nonBengalis took place on a substantial scale even before the army moved in.
It is a pretty thin explanation. It is inconceivable had there been killings on the scale claimed that these would not have come to the eyes and ears of the many foreign journalists in East Pakistan until their expulsion en masse on March 26."
Refugees: When will they return?
Over 8 million refugees have crossed the border and are taking shelter in different areas of the neighboring country, India. They have left their homes out of fear and terror;
