On March 31, 1971, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi moved a resolution in parliament strongly criticising the military action in Bangladesh.
At 4:00am on March 30, 1971, Bangladeshi forces, comprising East Pakistan Rifles (EPR), police and civilians under the leadership of Abu Osman Chowdhury, then a major and commander of the fourth wing of EPR, attacked the Pakistan occupation army in Kushtia from three sides.
In the evening, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was flown via helicopter from the cantonment, where he was detained, to the Tejgaon Airport. Afterwards, he was flown to Karachi by a special military aircraft.
On March 28, 1971, American Consul General in Dhaka, Archer K Blood, sent a telegram to Islamabad and Washington captioned “selective genocide”. He reported that they were “mute and horrified by a reign of terror by the Pakistan military” in East Pakistan. Pointing towards various pieces of evidence, Blood suggested that Awami League supporters and Hindus were being systematically targeted by the martial law administrators.
American Consul General Archer K Blood in a situation report submitted on March 27, 1971, wrote that according to numerous accounts, including eye witness reports, the Pak military crackdown on Bangalee nationalists has been carried out throughout Dacca swiftly, efficiently (despite heavy resistance from some quarters, including pro-Awami League police and East Pak Rifles), and often with ruthless brutality.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a press statement issued today, called for a general strike throughout Bangladesh on March 27 against the army’s action in certain places in East Pakistan including Saidpur, Rangpur and Joydevpur.
There was a final meeting between Awami League’s team and Yahya’s advisers on March 24, 1971, at 6:00pm.
The representatives of president Yahya Khan and an Awami League team met twice today.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares today that the rule of law will be established at any cost. In his speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the Supreme Court,
The ministers of Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s cabinet, who are sworn in today under the constitution, would retain the same portfolios as they were holding before.
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman reasserts in unambiguous terms today that the trial of war criminals must be held on Bangladesh soil.
Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi has sent a message today felicitating Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion
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Boundless joy overwhelms Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as he sees the manuscript of the 153-article constitution of the People’s
In public discourse, there are two images of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani: “Green Maulana” and “Red Maulana”.
The visiting four-member Egyptian trade delegation today calls on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the secretariat.
Dr Nurul Islam, deputy chairman of the planning commission, discloses today that the draft outline of the first five-year plan would be
The Soviet Union and Chile today call for the speedy recognition of the lawful aspiration of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as regards its
