Mr. William Ryan, US Congressman while addressing the rally urged the United States Government to withhold all types of aids from the Government of Pakistan till the rights of Bengalis are restored. He assured his all out supports to the realization of the rights of self-determination of Bengalis. Dr. Plastrik, Professor of the New York University also called for suspension of US aids to the Government of Pakistan till lasting peace is restored in East Bengal. He cautioned that the resumption of any US aid to the Government of Pakistan prior to the restoration of the rights of self-determination of the Bengalis, will make USA as a party to the suppression of the inalienable fundamental rights of the 75 million Bengalis.
Mrs. Anne Taylor, the free-lance journalist, who earlier went on hunger strike in Washington for the cause of Bangladesh, apprised the audience with her eye-witness accounts of acts of Brutalities committed by the West Pakistani armies against the unarmed civilians in East Bengal and finally, she appealed to the right thinking people in the USA to help realize the rights of self determination of the Bengalis. Earlier, Dr. Alamgir, from Bangladesh league of America made a fervent appeal to the people of the USA to exert influence upon their Government to stop any aid to the government of Pakistan till the independence of Bangladesh is fully guaranteed and the last soldier from West Pakistan in removed from the soil of Bangladesh.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chairman: K.M. Alamgir. Members: Gulshan Ara Basu, Ashraful Islam, Moazzam Hossain, Rafiqul Huda Chowdhury
EDITORIAL
Our country was born on 26th in night of March is passing through much pain and agony, For all practical purpose, Pakistan as one country is dead. Bangladesh has come to reality out of much sacrifice and struggle for complete control of the territory has just started. This is the beginning of a long drawn against the foreign troops of Yahay's fascist military regime of West Pakistan.
Yahya's agent Tikka Khan will try to create quislings and will pick up few traitors from Bangladesh. Some of them may come out with statement under duress and gunpoint. We have no way of knowing the truth as there is complete blackout of any news. Foreign correspondents may now be allowed to enter and visit selected places under military supervision.
League got a clear mandate for six points programme by majority population of former Pakistan. Fascist military government declaring this party illegal, its leader's traitors, started bombing cities and villages, burned houses and student dorms, moved down people under tanks. They have already killed more than million by this time and forced more than 4 million to flee their home and to take shelter in neighbouring India. According to the fascist military ruler, entire population of Bangladesh are ‘miscreants
