৯ পৌষ ১৩৭৮ শনিবার, ২৫ ডিসেম্বর ১৯৭১
।।মন্ত্রীসভা গঠন।।
এ দিন স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশে মন্ত্রী-সভা সম্প্রসারণ ও রদবদল করা হয়। খোন্দকার মোশতাক আহমেদ কে পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রীর পদ থেকে আইন ও সংসদ মন্ত্রী দায়িত্ব দেয়া হয়। পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রী হলেন আবদুস সামাদ আজাদ। অন্যান্য নতুন মন্ত্রী হলে সর্বজনাব শেখ আবদুল আজিজ, ফণী ভূষণ মজুমদার, অধ্যাপক মোহাম্মদ ইউসুফ আলী ও জহুর আহমেদ চৌধুরী। বিপ্লবী সরকারের মন্ত্রীদের মন্ত্রনালয় দায়িত্ব অব্যাহত থাকে। (পরিশিষ্ট দেখুন)
The Jailor of the Dacca Central Jail, Mr Nirmalendu Roy said that the day Pakistani Army surrendered, Mukti Bahini men came and freed all the 3,266 prisoners in the Jail. They included about 650 sentenced by the Martial law authorities. Among them were Pakistan Civil Service officers, doctors, politicians, journalists and, writers. There were seven security prisoners, including Mr Charubhusan Chowdhury, and associate of Gandhiji, and Mr Sunil Bose, and industrialist.
-India was prepared to start talks with West Pakistan straightway and it now depended on Islamabad when it would be ready for talks India’s External Affairs Minister, Mr Swaran Singh told British television audience last night, reports PTI. He was speaking in an interview show in 24 hours programme of the BBC in which he was also asked question concerning the return of
Bangladesh refugees, India’s gain from the war and possible reduction in the Indian defence budget following the break-up of Pakistan. As for the defence budget, he said it would be reduced but it depended on foreign powers. If they again followed their unwise course” of arming West Pakistan then India, too, would, have to consider maintaining the balance of strength in the sub-continent. After all, he pointed out; arming Pakistan could be only against India. (The Statesman)
-Acting Presidetn Syed Nazrul Islam said today: The Constituent Assembly was expected to finalize the constitution emphasizing the three fundamental concepts of democracy, socialism and secularism and pending the enforcement thereof, the Government would function according to the Declaration of Independence of 10 April 1971. He assured the people of Bangladesh of full Protection of fundamental human right.
-Andre Malraus, French writer and former Minister, in an open letter to President Nixon has bluntly asked him whether he thought; that if his most powerful Army in the world” was not able to defeat the destitute peasants of Vietnam, the Army of Islamabad could recapture a country set a flame by its independence, fighting 1,200 miles away from its bases, reports PTI.
In the letter, published in the independent French newspaper, ‘Le Figaro’ Mr Malraux said that even his aircraft-carrier was threatening Calcutta; the USA would never agree to fight against a hordes of dying people. (Te Statesman).
১৪ ডিসেম্বর গভর্ণর ডাঃ মালিকের বোমাতঙ্গের বর্ণনা দিয়ে এদিন ষ্টেষ্টসম্যান লিখেছেঃ
-The Governor’s House, now renamed ‘Banga Bhavan’ where the former Governor of East Pakistan. Dr Malik signed his resignation letter still bears the scars of a rocket attack by IAF planes, Broken furniture are pilled in the sprawling conference room. There is gaping hole in the walls. A part of the roof of the first floor, smashed by a direct hit hangs precariously. Sheets of paper stuck on the bedroom wall say: malik, you are a beggar now” and Sheikh Mujib Zindabad”. Dr Malik burst into tears when at about 12-30 p.m on December 14 Indian MIGs attacked the house. I wanted to resign earlier. There people have not allowed me to do it”., he was heard saying. When the first
Rocket. Thumped in, he was conferring with his Ministers and Maj-Gen: Rao Farman Ali. They came out of the conference room. The planes circled above, then dived and fired again. Mr Mustaq Ahmed, the accountant of the Governor’s House, who witnessed the whole drama, told this reporter that Dr Malik and his companions rushed to a concealed air-raid shelter in the compound asked how he himself had felt. Mr Ahmed said; “We have all been waiting for this moment”
-Tajuddin Ahmed rejected both demands of professor Muzaffor Ahmed for formation of a Coalition Government’ and ‘new election’ on the ground that the Awami League had received votes in the 1970 election, but said that the Government would seek the co-operation of all democratic parties thought the all-party consultative committee.
‘Bhutto-Mujib Talks Begin “শিরোনামে সংবাদে প্রকাশিত হয়ঃ- Talks between the Pakistan President, Mr Z A. Bhutto and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman began here (Rawalpindi) in an annexe of the presidential residence where the Sheikh is under house arrest informed sources said today reports AFP. The sources said that the conversation was brief; describing it was a preliminary contact, Further talks are expected to take place during the weekend and early next week. The Sheikh was reported to be in good health; after being shifted on Wednesday from Lyallpur Jail where he had been detained for nearly nine months after the army crackdown in the eastern wing. He was due to be met soon by an International Red Cross delegation which arrived Pakistan on Tuesday from Geneva (The statesman)
-Bangladesh Government and Awami League circles have opposed the demand by the National Awamy party (Wali group) Chairman, Mr Muzaffar Ahmed, for fresh elections. They stick to their stand that the verdict given by the people during the last elections must prevail in independent Bangladesh. Mr K.M. Obaidur Rahman. MNA and Social Secretary of the Awami League said it would not be advisable to form an interim coalition Government. Although “some political parties” had adduced. Mr Rahman is of the opinion that now the people and the parties should unite to ensure the release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He appealed to the nation to forget all differences and to work cooperation in the interest of the nation. (The Statesman)
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