Qのこ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড Calcutta University Senate House, Calcutta West Bengal, India The 19th December, 1971 CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH SAHAYAK SAMITI AN APPEAL We hope you are aware that the Calcutta University Bangladesh Sahayak Samiti of the teachers, students and others of the University and the Affiliated Colleges, founded in early April, 1971, has already served the cause of the patriots of Bangladesh by publishing a number of booklets and brochures revealing the truth about Bangladesh and circulated them all over the world. The Samiti has collected the biodata of thousands of teachers of Bangladesh to help institutions willing to help them in any way. Moreover the evacuee teachers need immediate financial help for their mere subsistence. We have already distributed more than a lakh of rupees amongst the displaced teachers and intellectuals from Bangladesh apart from another lakh worth of subsidiary assistance to the Mukti Bahini youths. We have also distributed medicines worth nearly 80,000 rupees amongst the evacuees from Bangladesh sheltered on Indian soil apart from various other types of assistance which we received in kind that have been distributed amongst the people of Bangladesh. We acknowledge with gratitude the massive contribution received through Dr. P.B. Gajendragadkar, the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bombay and Professor Atin Majumdar of the Australian National University amongst others. Should you suppose that with the recognition of the Bangladesh by the Indian Government, such help is no longer needed? May I stress that it is expected to be a long time before the refugees, in particular the displaced teachers amongst them, are again resettled and found regular employments in their own country. Many have lost their homes and their families in the fighting; and many of their school or college buildings have been damaged or destroyed. As President of the Calcutta University Bangladesh Sahayak Samiti I address this appeal to all (3" in the series) to send their contributions in cash or kind. The alumni of this century old University must be distributed all over India and the world. I am sure, the people will extend their generous help to us to help suffering humanity. The Government of India has kindly accorded exemption to our donors from the payment of Income Tax to the extent of their donations. The central office of the Samiti is located at the Darbhanga Building, Calcutta University, Calcutta-12, India. S. N. SEN Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University, and President Calcutta University Bangladesh Sahayak Samiti Contributions may kindly he sent by cheques issued in favour of "Calcutta University Bangladesh Sahayak Samiti".
