663 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম সংবাদপত্র তারিখ News From Various Bangladesh Newsletter 5 August, 1971 Bangladesh Groups Chicago : No. 6 NEWS FROM VARIOUS BANGLADESH GROUP Bangladesh Association of the Mid-West In about a week's time the Bangladesh Association of Midwest will launch a massive fund drive for relief of the victims of Pakistan Army brutalities in Bangladesh. Our Bloomington (Indiana) group informs us that the drive is aimed at the University community in particular. Already the Chancellor of the University of Indiana at Bloomington, several deans and about five chairmen of different departments of the University have issue appeals for the fund drive. Several State Senators have also supported the drive. Bangladesh Association of Canada The President of the BAC (Toronto) has sent us the following information: The so-called "Pakistan Solidarity Committee" in Toronto organized a meeting to be addressed by traitor Mahmud Ali of PDP in the Ontario College of Education auditorium on July 18, 1971. To protest this propaganda tactics of Yahya Khan, the Bangladesh Association of Canada (Toronto) arranged a peaceful demonstration in front of the auditorium. As only "Pakistanis" were invited, we decided boycott the meeting totally. The unruly West Pakistanis jumped on the lawful demonstration and stacked us with physical violence without any provocation from our side. When imposed upon us we had to retaliate, and they were forced to retreat. However, at this point the Police arrived and pushed them inside the auditorium. We wanted to have a peaceful demonstration, and as such we informed the Police about the demonstration beforehand. Whereas the "Solidarity Committee" with its gangster policy wanted to put us down with violence. Their attempt did not succeed, and the demonstration continued as scheduled. The meeting was a complete failure; it proved to be nothing but, a farce to the audience. Bangladesh Association of Saskatchewan The President of the Saskatoon Branch of Bangladesh Association of Saskatchewan, Canada, writes interalia: "Here in Saskatoon we have been doing whatever we can. Mostly it has been sending cables, letters etc. to the Canadian Governmental leaders. As you are aware, these have
