626 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড scholarship has expired or bas been terminated by the Pakistan government or you are in need of a job, please write to The Secretary, Chicago Chapter. The following details should accompany all inquiries: type of visa held, academic qualifications, job experience, type of job or scholarship desired. Also let us know it you have any visa problems. We may be able to offer some suggestions. MAILING LIST: We must have a list of all the Bengalis living in this country in order to maximize our strength. So please send the names and addresses of all the Bengalis you know to our Chicago address. We also want to have a list of all friends and sympathizers of Bangladesh. If you think that someone should be on our mailing list, please let us know. FUNDS: The national liberation movement on Bangladesh is urgently in need of funds, especially foreign exchange. In order to meet these needs the League bas established two funds, a Bangladesh Relief Fund and a General Fund. Contributions to the former will be used only for relief purpose, money contributed to the latter will be used for covering the operating expenses of the League, for lobbying, and so on. RELIEF: Large amount of money are needed for immediate relief. As of this date, more than 2,000,000 people have left Bangladesh for India and people continue to leave at the rate of about 50,000 per day. The government of India and other groups are doing their best to cope with the situation. But they cannot do everything. The refugees in India are your relatives and countrymen. They need your help. Conditions in Bangladesh itself are very bad, and there is every reason to believe they will get worse before they get better. Tens of thousands are homeless. The threat of famine and epidemic looms larger over the next months. And the military regime of Pakistan has made it clear that it intends to do nothing now or latter to relieve the suffering of the Bengalis. To the contrary, the army is making every attempt to destroy the economic base of Bangladesh and is prepared to starve the people of Bangladesh into submission. We in America must be ready to provide as much aid as we can, both now and over the many months that lie ahead. You can help. Contribute yourself and get your friends to contribute to: Bangladesh Relief Fund 5245 South Kenwood Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60615 OPERATING EXPENSES: The League has undertaken a wide variety of activities as dictated by the present critical circumstances in Bangladesh. The difficulty is that all of these activities cost
