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Army keeps up pressure on Sylhet, Comilla

Bid to capture Rajshahi foiled

 Agartala, April 15 (UNI/PTI)- Consolidating their gains in the first three weeks of the war for the liberation of Bangladesh, the liberation forces today frustrated the Pakistan Army’s continued bed to eject freedom fighters from important fowns in the western and eastern sectors.

 In the eastern sector, the We3st Pakistanis kept up pressure on Sylhet. Chandpur and Comilla apparently aiming to kate communication links with Dacca and Chittagong.

 The Mukti Fauj, which fought a grim battle to check the adbance of the Pakistani troops towards Rajshahi throughout the day, were successful in holding the troops at bay on the outskirts of the town, according to reports from across the border.

 The freedom fighter also silenced the Pakistani guns across the Ujaneshwar bridge over river Titas and sent the troops fleeing. The Pakistan army had made a determined bed to cross the river and capture Brahmanbaria which is under the control of the liberation forces.

 With skies remaining cloudy over most parts of Bangladesh, the Pakistani air action was limited to Mymensingh town,

 Contrary to their earlier claims, the Pakistani troops were bolding only tghe northern portion of Sylhet town today while the liberation forces withdrew to the south bank of the Surma river.

 The Mukti Fouj also destroyed the bridge over the Kattakhali river and at Kumardaha and retained theircontrol over Bogra.

 The border town of Kasba was beavily shelled by thePakistgani Army which was using inland waterways to fihgt the liberation forces.

 While Kushtia remained under the control to the liberation forces, an armoured column sent form Rangpur to relieve the pressure on beleagured Pakistani troops in Dinajpur reached the town today and engaged the freedom fighters who were resolutely holding out.

A report received tonight form Chaudanga in Bangladesh said heavy fighting was raging at Iswardy close to the Hardinge Bridge.

 Fierce fighting was also going on in the Gangasagar area in the Comilla sector. The Pakistan Army used heavy artillery guns, booms of whih could be heard in Agartala.

 According to an Agartala report the Army was making a desperate bid to capture Akhaura, an important railway junction town in the Comilla sector.

-Hindusthan Standard, 16 April, 1971.