1971.05.22, Country (England), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Relief Team From U. K. to Visit Camps From Our Special Representative. NEW DELHI, May 21- A four man delegation representing “War on Want” a British voluntary relief organization arrived here today for an on-the-spot study of the problem posed by the...
1971.05.20, Indira, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Refugees pose a very difficult problem :PM NEW DELHI, May 21, The Prime Minister said here today that the country was facing a very difficult problem on the eastern border as the huge expenditure on the 3.2 million evacuees had to be borne by India. writes UNI. Mrs....
1971.05.22, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
Pak troops fire on evacuees The Pakistani Army fired on a batch of evacuees from Bangladesh who had just entered Indian territory after crossing a temporary floating bridge connecting Pragpur in Bangladesh and Shikarpur about 58 miles from Krishnagar on Saturday,...
1971.05.24, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
World will have to ensure refugees’ return : Ram By A Staff Reporter, At the end of his two-day visit to the Bangladesh refugee camps in Assam and West Bengal the Union Defense Minister Mr. Jagjivan Ram told newsmen at Petrapole, near Bongaon on Sunday afternoon...
1971.05.28, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
International task force to deal with refugees wanted Dr. Stan Mooneyham, president of the World Vision International, called for an international task force to deal with the “mounting problem of refugees from Bangladesh coming into India.” report...
1971.05.30, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
165 died of Cholera in refugee camps KRISHNAGAR, May 29. At least 165 people have died in the last 24 hours in a virulent outbreak of cholera in the East Bengal refugee camps at Karimpur, about 45 km from here, report PTI and UNI. The Chief Medical Officer of Nadia...
1971.05.31, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Refugee
500 evacuees die of cholera From Our Correspondent, KRISHNAGAR, May 30- Official circles here have confirmed the death by cholera of nearly 500 Bangladesh refugees since last Friday, at Shikarpur and Karimpur. About 1,000 more are still believed to be in the grip of...
1972.01.07, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Transport in Bangla districts is almost normal According to A Staff Reporter, Transport and communication in all districts of Bangladesh are almost normal according to Sheik Abdul Aziz, Transport and Communication Minister of Bangladesh. Mr. Aziz said in an interview...
1972.01.08, BD-Govt, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Bangla schools asked not to use Mujib’s name From Our Dacca Office, JAN. 7- In educational institutions and organizations wherever the words East Pakistan or Pakistan occurs this should be substituted by the word Bangladesh, says a Government Press note. The...
1972.01.08, BD-Govt, Country (India), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Bangladesh asks India to rush foodgrains From Our Dacca Office, DACCA, JAN. 7- The Bangladesh Government is reported to have requested India to have emergency basis some one million tonnes of foodgrains. The request was made informally by the Bangladesh Food and...
