50 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ পঞ্চম খন্ড also successfully prevented (he Pakistani troops, from crossing the River Dharla. The enemy troops retaliated by burning down villages and attacking the civilian population. In the Comilla sector, the Liberation Forces damaged two Railway bridges near Akhaura to disrupt the movement of the Pakistani Army. In Comilla the Pakistani troops are reported to have molested and abducted women after killing a number of people. The Pakistani soldiers also shot dead about 300 people, south of Chandpur. In Jessore, the local population killed two Pakistani soldiers recently. Road and rail communication between Dacca and Chittagong have not yet been restored. Our Mymensingh correspondent reports: The freedom fighters have dislodged Pakistani troops from Mymensingh's Tawakucha border outpost. Four young freedom fighters killed three Pakistani agents at Ganganandapur in Jhikargacha Thana on Monday last. These agents included the local President of the Anjuman-e-Muhajarian, A. Samad and two sub-inspectors of Jhikargacha Police Station. It is reported these Pakistani agents, with the help of the local goondas, were loading a jeep with articles looted from the civilians, when the four freedom fighters launched a surprise attack and killed three of them. The freedom fighters seized a few rifles and a light machine gun. The enemy jeep was captured and the dead body of a killed agent was also brought by the freedom fighters. This news broadcast comes to you from Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra. The National Awami Party leader, Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, has ruled out the possibility of coming to a political settlement of the Bangladesh issue. In clear cut terms the Moulana declared: Our fight against Pakistan will continue to the last. Either we win or we die. He said: Even if attempts are made for a political settlement either by someone in Bangladesh or abroad, the 75 million people of Bangladesh will reject it outright. The reason is that the people have lost their faith in the Pakistani Government, more so after its recent atrocities perpetrated on the people of Bangladesh, which is something unheard of in human history. The Moulana said : He would not mind a referendum being held under the U.N. auspices to ascertain the wishes of the people of Bangladesh. He said : He is sure that not even 1% of the people will vote against independence, The Moulana has also called upon such countries like the U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Britain and China, which are friendly to Pakistan, to send out their journalists to make an independent study of the Pakistan Army's atrocities in Bangladesh. Declaring his Support to the Awami League leadership, Moulana Bhashani said : Nothing should be done to provide an opportunity to the Pakistan Government to divide and rule the people of Bangladesh.
