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298 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামের বিভিন্ন দিকের নিউইয়র্কের বাংলাদেশ লীগ ১ আগষ্ট, সংবাদসহ প্রকাশিত শিখা’ অব আমেরিকার মুখপাত্র শিখা’ Ջի ԳՋ ভলুম-১, নং-৫ SHIKHA Vol. 1, No.5. Organ of The Bangladesh League of America. Editorial Board: Bamandas Basu-Chairman ; Manawar Ali-Member. UNITED WE STAND................ It has been quite a long time since Pakistan army's bloody campaign to stop first the autonomy movement and then the independence movement of the Bengalis in Bangladesh started oft March 25, which resulted in the massacre of the Bengali population in general and the intellectuals in particular and the exodus of about seven million-terror-stricken people. The conscientious people of the world have cried out in anguish and condemned the mediaeval barbarism of Pakistan Government. But the so called world powers, big or small, with a few exceptions, have maintained silence over this worst genocide of its kind since Hitler's time. The hue and cry raised by their people failed to reach them penetrating the formidable barrier of power politics. The exceptions are India, U.S.A. and China. India along with the monumental task of taking care of about seven million refugees has publicly supported the cause of the people of Bangladesh, while U.S. is sending military equipments to feed the bloodthirsty military junta of Pakistan despite tremendous pressure from within and outside the government to stop all military aid to Pakistan until a political accommodation is worked out for the Bengalis. China, who has been the most outspoken critic of the aggressors and their running dogs has been turned into a running dog herself by taking sides with the Pakistani aggressors. While this goes on. Bangladesh is bleeding and she is bleeding profusely. The lesson is: we, the people of Bangladesh, have to fight and liberate our "golden Bengal'; with whatever means we have, without even the moral support of this world powers. That means, our Mukti Bahini and workers inside occupied Bangladesh are our only saviors. What we need at this crucial point of our history making is a global unity-unity among all the political parties and fighting force. At the same time, we have to induce and instruct the populace inside Bangladesh and this, we think, should be given serious considerations because the most important factor in a guerilla warfare is the active support of the populace. Only when the entire population of Bangladesh take up arms will the castle of military junta collapse. The Awami League, undoubtedly, commands the overwhelming mass support in Bangladesh, but the National Awami Parties and