1971.12.24, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), UN
UNICEF grants to East Pakistan children PARIS, DEC. 23- The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today it had sent 500,000 blankets and thousands of tons of protein rich food to “East Pakistan” children, reports AFP. UNICEF has decided to...
1971.12.24, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Dhar arrives in Dacca From Our Staff Reporter, DACCA, DEC. 23-Mr. D. P. Dhar, Chairman, Policy Planning Committee. Indian Ministry of External Affairs, accompanied by Lt. Gen. Aurora, GOC-in-C. Eastern Command, India, Mr. Asoke Roy and Miss Arundhati Ghost of the...
1971.12.24, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Prisoner of War (POW)
India to be asked to hand over war criminals: Islam DACCA, DEC. 23. The Bangladesh acting President, Syed Nazrul Islam told a group of foreign journalists here today that his Government would request India that Pak Army officials, responsible for the genocide in...
1971.12.24, Heroes & Wars, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Direction to Mukti Bahini commandos DACCA, DEC. 23.-Major Haidar, Sector Commander of Dacca area has directed the Mukti Bahini commandos not to conduct any arrest or search without permission of a proper authority, reports UNI. In a five-point directive the Major has...
1971.12.24, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Return to Dacca On their return to Dacca the acting President, the Prime Minister and some other Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh have been given an ovation befitting the historic occasion. They have been received by their people as national...
1971.12.24, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Post-Surrender Incidents (Immediate)
Pak citizen arrested at Kishanganj From Our Own Correspondent, KISHANGANJ, DEC. 23- In the midnight yesterday police Havildar Zamadar Singh intercepted a Pakistani citizen while he was trying to take shelter in the house of a leading advocate of Kishanganj and...
1971.12.25, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Malik, former Ministers held DACCA, DEC. 24- Dr. A. M. Malik, former Governor of East Bengal under Pakistani military regime and his erstwhile ministerial colleagues were taken into custody today. reports PTI. Others detained included Mr. Fazlul Kader Choudhury,...
1971.12.21, Collaborators, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Poet wants collaborators to punish Our Staff Reporter at Dacca, DECEMBER, 20- “India has saved us from being wiped out.” The 70-year-old poet Jasimuddin was excited. The sun had already set. It was Sunday at 5 p.m. The poet of “Nakshi Kathar Math...
1971.12.21, Country (England), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Dacca-London tele-link restored By A Staff Reporter, The tele-communication link between Dacca and London has been restored. A connection with Bangkok is likely to be established soon. Giving this information at Mujibnagar on Tuesday, a spokesman of the Bangladesh...
1971.12.22, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Bangla officials allowed to stay in Australia CANBERRA, DEC. 21- Two Bengali officials of the Pakistani High Commission in Canberra resigned today and sought temporary residence in Australia, in sympathy with Bangladesh, says Reuter. Immigration Minister Dr. James...
