514 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম ংবাদপত্র তারিখ India Accords Recognition To Bangladesh 8 December, 1971 Bangladesh Vol. 1 : No. 24 INDIA ACCORDS RECOGNITION TO BANGLADESH Truth has triumphed, India has recognized Bangladesh. The epoch-making decision was announced by the Prime Minister of India. Mrs. Indira Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday, December 6, 1971. By this formal recognition India redeemed her pledge to the enhancement of human civilization, peace and progress. It is hoped that nations who believe in democracy, secularism and socialism will now come forward to recognize the fact-Bangladesh and uphold the cause of human right and dignity. The people of Bangladesh burst into endless joy and went into unprecedented jubilation at the news of the recognition. Sky was rented with slogans of “Joy Bangla”, and Sheikh Mujib Zindabad”. Green-red-golden color flat of Bangladesh fluttered proudly over all the houses. The Bangladesh Cabinet in a resolution congratulated Indian Government for according recognition to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Khandaker Moshtaque Ahmed, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh in a statement on Monday said: “With an overwhelming heart precipitated with deep sense of gratitude, we the 75 million people of Bangladesh once again express our heartfelt thanks to the Government and people of India on this epoch-making moment of history. India today has formally redeemed her ideals of pledge and commitment to the enhancement of human civilization, peace and progress by according formal recognition to the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh”. On this historic day, let us all pledge to bring into being faithfully the new economic and social order that our great leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman pledged to the Nation of Bangladesh. Let us also hope that the bond of friendship between India and Bangladesh will have ever lasting and eternal glory of greater and greater understanding. The great nation of India and emerging nation of Bangladesh can supplement and complement each other according to their capabilities to put up a monumental example of peaceful co-existence under the principle of panchshill. We owe our thanks and congratulations to the heroic men and officers of Mukti Bahini and Indian forces who have written this new Page of history not in golden words but words stained with their blood. Glory belongs to them.
