523 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম সংবাদপত্র তারিখ How Long The The Nation 24 September, 1971 War Will Continue? Vol. 1 : No. 1 HOW LONG THE WAR WILL, CONTINUE? The Nation Special Report How long can the Pakistan military junta sustain the senseless war against the freedom fighters of Bangladesh? This question has been haunting the minds of every peace-loving person in this part of the world, because the prowess of Yahya's hordes has substantially endangered the peace, security and stability of this region. A snap analysis of the events preceding the War and the aftermath of the worst massacre of unarmed civilians reveal that in the face of war of attrition launched by the West Pakistan marauders, the people of Bangladesh have proved their mettle. They have further demonstrated through their undaunted action during the last four months that they would not only resist the forces of occupation but would eliminate the last vestige of mercenaries from West Pakistan, whatever the price. The war has proved a blessing in disguise. A peace-loving nation of seven and a half crores has been turned into a nation of warriors. Each and every person belonging to the soil of Bangladesh is either fighting on the fronts, or helping the fighters in all possible manner. Young men, including students, have been trained or are being trained in guerrilla warfare. Those who have been trained and given assignments are playing hell with the mercenary troops of West Pakistan. The City of Dacca, ostensibly under the control of Yahya's hordes, is now a city of guerillas, who are in virtual control of Dacca nights to the chagrin of the military junta. The picture of the war fronts is all the more encouraging for the freedom fighters. Already Kushtia, Jessore and Khulna districts by and large plus Sunamganj in Sylhet district and certain other areas have been recaptured by the Mukti Bahini. Besides, in the rural areas of Bangladesh, only the prerogatives of the Bangladesh Government are respected. The rural population have adopted an attitude of defiance towards the West Pakistani occupation forces despite threat of extreme oppression and torture. The trigger-happy Pak army is thus left with their war weapons only to fall back upon. The population is completely hostile to the marauders, whose efforts to bring about cleavage in the ranks of the freedom-crazy population have served as a boomerang. The people determined to achieve freedom from the clutches of West Pakistani usurpers have eliminated a large number of quislings in an exemplary manner as a result of which would-be quislings have retired to obscurity. Hardly a quisling could be seen in the open any longer. Completely disillusioned at the fate of their quislings, the marauders have chosen to import non-Bengali diehards from West Pakistan to sustain the process of elimination
