BANGLA GOVT TO NATIONALIZE BIG INDUSTRIES
Pakistani and Indian Troops Exchange Fire
The Press Trust of India (P.T.I.) said Syed Nazrul Islam, acting President of the secessionist Republic of Bangla Desh (Bengal nation), Monday assured fellow East Pakistanis that the country would follow the path of socialism
Islam, în a broadcast by Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (Free Bengal radio station), said the Bangla Desh Government proposed nationalisation of big industries and abolition of land revenues. P.T.I. reported. ..
Last December the Awam League, won 167 out of 169 East Pakistani seats in the Pakistan National Assembly on March.
President Yahya Khan declared Awami League leader Sheik Mujibur Rahman a traitor and announced that his party was banned.
Islam said Bangla Desh had gained world-wide sympathy and added:
“I hope it will not be long before the governments of these countries extend their recognition to the Bangla Desh Government.
In a reference the world’s Moslem-nations, the Acting President said Islam had never preached the cult of such widespread violence and slaughter as practised by the West Pakistan Army.
Nazrul Islam, Monday expressed hope a representative of his government would be permitted to place its views on the current struggle before the United Nations.
Islam pointed out that “in the name of Islam Pakisan has unleashed a reign of terror and slaughter in Bangla Desh”.
Exchange fire
Reports from New Delhi said Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire at Bogra in West Bengal Monday.
It is stated that Pakistani troops intruded into Indian territory and opened small arms and mortar fire. Indian border security forces returned the fire after which the Pakistanis withdrew.
There are no casualties.
Chittagong
Chttagong, port city of East Pakistan is still struggling back to normal one month after the Pakistan. Army fought one of its toughest battles of the Bangla Desh (Bengal nation) secessionist rebellion.
Devastated streets, burned out cars and an overturned diesel-electric once used as a road block-speak eloquently of the fierceness of the battle.
But the port itself was practically untouched.
Monday about a score of dockworkers could be seen loading jute onto one cargo boat and carrying cement from another.
Both ships were from Karachi.
They were among some 10 Ocean-going vessels in the harbour most of them idle.
Cut off from Dacca, the East Pakistan capital, by blown-up road and railway. bridges, the return to normal of Chittagong port city the key to the economic recovery of millions people, stricken by massacre, disorder and savage fighting, Rtr and DPA.
Reference : The Djakarta Times, 12.05.1971