বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনীতে রক্ষীবাহিনীর আত্তীকরণ সম্পর্কিত গেজেট

Registered No. DA-1

The Bangladesh Gazette

Extraordinary

Published by Authority

Thursday, October 9, 1975

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

BANGLADESH

MINISTRY OF LAW, PARLIAMENTRY AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE

(Law and Parliamentary Affairs Division)

NOTIFICATION

Dacca, the 4th October, 1975

706.Pub-The following Ordinance made by the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on 4th October, 1975, is hereby published for general information :

The Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (Absorption in the Army) Ordinance,

1975

Ordinance No. LII of 1975

AN ORDINANCE

to provide for the absorption of the members of the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini in the Bangladesh Army

Where it is expedient to provide for the absorption of the members of the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini in the Bangladesh Army and for matters connected there with or ancillary thereto;

And WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exists which render immediate action necessary;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the 20th August, 1975, and in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 93 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the President is please to make and promulgate the following Ordinance :

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Short title and commencement.- (1) The Ordinance may be called the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (Absorption in the Army) Ordinance, 1975.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 3rd day of September 1975.

Definitions.- In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(a) “Bahini” means the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini constituted under the Order;

(b) “commencement of this Ordinance” means the 3rd day of September 1975

(d) “Order” means the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 21 of 1972).

Ordinance to override other laws, etc. The provisions of this ordinance and any order made there under shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Order or in any other law for the time being in force, or in any contract, agreement, document or other instrument.
Absorption of members of the bahini in the Army.-

On the commencement of this Ordinance,

(a) all members of the Bahini, who are willing to serve in the Bangladesh Army and found suitable in all respects for such service, shall be appointed in the Bangladesh Army on such terms and conditions as the Government may determine;

(b) all rights and assets and all property, movable or immovable, cash and bank balances, funds, arms, ammunition, explosives, wireless sets, equipment, stores, vehicles, vessels, and work shops, and all rights and interests in or arising out of such property, of the Bahini shall be transferred to the Bangladesh Army, or to such other Defence Service or branch thereof, in such manner as the Government may, by order, specify;

(c) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into, all agreements made, and all matters and things engaged to be done, by, with or for the Bahini shall be deemed to have been incurred entered into, made or engaged to be done by, with or for the Bangladesh Army or such other Defence Service or branch thereof as the Government may, by order, specify;

(d) all deeds, bonds, agreements, powers of attorney, documents and other instruments of whatever nature to

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which the Bahini is a party or which are in favour of the Bahini shall be enforceable and of effect by, against or in favour of the Bangladesh Army or such other Defence Service or branch thereof as the Government may, by order, specify as if in place of the Bahini the Bangladesh Army or the Defence Service or branch thereof specified in the order had been named therein;

(e) all budget, grants made and sums sanctioned for the bahini shall be deemed to be budget grants made and sums sanctioned for the Bangladesh Army:

(f) all projects and schemes of the Bahini shall be deemed to be projects of the Bangladesh army:

(g) all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the Bahini shall be deemed to be suits and proceedings by or against the Bangladesh Army and may be proceeded or otherwise dealt with accordingly.

Abolition of Bahini Organization.- As soon as may be after action under clauses (a) and (b) of section 4 has been taken and the accounts of the Bahini have been audited, the Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette appoint a date on which the Bahini Organization shall be stand abolished.
Repeal of the Order.- On the abolition of the Bahini Organization under section 5, the Order shall stand repealed.
Responsibility of Director-general.- (1) The Director-General of the Bahini shall, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) of section (4) and abolition of the Bahini Organization, take such steps as he deems necessary or as the Government may direct.

(2) The Government shall make available to the Director-General such staff and fund as may be necessary for the discharge of his functions under this Ordinance.

Removal of difficulties.- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Ordinance, the Government may, by order, do anything which appears to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty, and any such order shall be deemed to be, and given effect to as, part of the provisions of this Ordinance.

KHANDAKER MOSHTAQUE AHMED

President

Dacca

The 4th October, 1975

H. RAHMAN

Secretary

Source: মুজিব বাহিনী থেকে গন বাহিনী ইতিহাসের পুনর্পাঠ – আলতাফ পারভেজ