434 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ পঞ্চম খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ২১। স্বাধীন বাংলা বেতার কেন্দ্র স্বাধীন বাংলা বেতার কেন্দ্রের জুলাই-ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ প্রচারিত ইংরেজী অনুষ্ঠানঃ ওয়ার্ড দলিলপত্র প্রেস রিভিউ অন বাংলাদেশ ২৫ জুলাই, ১৯৭১ The policy of murder and violence that the military rulers of Islamabad adopted to subdue the people of East Bengal has begun to boomerang. Abandoning the path of peaceful negotiation, the trigger-happy West Pakistani generals cracked down on the mild-mannered, cultured, and peace-loving East Bengalis. Why? Because the people had asserted their democratic right to run their province according to their wishes and end the decades-long colonial exploitation at the hands of West Pakistani military and bureaucratic rulers. The Military Governor of East Bengal, General Tikka Khan, had boasted that he would crush the people of Bangladesh in six days. Three months after the expiry of that date, the people are still far from being crushed. The war that the 'valiant! generals of Islamabad launched was not merely against armed rebels but the entire people of East Bengal. The atrocities committed against unarmed civilians— men, women and children, are now known all over the world and the smoke screen raised by the military junta has been completely blown off. How millions of refugees have been driven away from their homes is also now a matter of common knowledge. However, repeated claims of normalcy in Bangladesh by Pakistani publicity media show that Islamabad still wants the world and especially the people of West Pakistan to be kept in the dark about the strong fight being put up by the Mukti Fauj. A West German State Minister Dr. Earnest HCinsen and a British Labor M. P. Mr. John Storehouse, have been to some of the liberated areas. They say they were impressed by the activities of the freedom fighters there. For some time past, the freedom fighters have changed their tactics completely, The nature of engagements shows that they have become adept in the advanced techniques of guerilla warfare. They ambush the enemy and make raids at places of their choice. Bridges, culverts, railway lines and other strategic installations have been blown up on a large scale. The commanders are using artillery and mortars. The activities of the freedom fighters are by no means confined to the countryside. In recent days, there have been grenade attacks inside Dacca city. At least twenty raids on army camps and positions are being made daily in the city and its suburbs. Production in the Ghazipur Ordnance Factory near Dacca has again been suspended following damage caused by guerilla attacks. Water supply in Dacca has remained suspended for two days. The main power plant in Dacca was knocked out by insurgents a few days ago. There have been reports about the reimposition of curfew in the city. In Chittagong city and other areas of the district, flags of Bangladesh are again fluttering on housetops. There have been attacks in many other towns also. The expelled correspondent of the New York Times, Sydney Schonberg has reported that guerilla resistance appears to be widening and growing more effective. Mark Tally of
