বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিল : চতুর্থ খণ্ড
Were indeed more remarkable news items than the stereotyped border incursions. Regrettably none of these items got mention in either of the Bengali bi-weekly or the English fortnightly, officially published from London. Indeed the creation of such a centre would always, with their continued research activities, be helpful to the Press Section of the Mission so that balanced and useful information are circulated.
(v) Andre Malraux, the eminent French intellectual has offered his support for and active collaboration with the Bangladesh struggle. It is not known whether any authority or individual, on behalf of Bangladesh, has exploited his offer. The Bangladesh Centre would have taken up the case and would have put him in contact with the government at Mujibnagar and used him for propaganda purpose in an appropriate way.
(vi).It has been a proven practice to publish suitably designed posters with lucid, slogans to keep up the tempo of any struggle. The Bangladesh Cultural Centre would immediately bring out several posters in Bengali (and also in English and French) for permanent display in Bengali restaurants, offices, and in public premises like libraries, museums, railway stations, air-ports, post-offices etc.
(vii).It is noticed with great satisfaction that the entire mass of the Bengalees, majority of them are though illiterate, have supported the cause of an independent Bangladesh. The spirit so far has been excellent. But the danger is even greater if this mass is not educated through practical measures the new basis of our nationhood, i. e., the secular character of Bangladesh in place of the religious hypocrisy of Pakistan. Mere slogans would hardly remove this wellnourished prejudice. The enemies of Bangladesh can easily fight on this ground even without using their guns, unless immediate efforts are made to take simultaneous measures to clearly demonstrate that the new stale of Bangladesh will create a society which will neither exploit nor interfere with the religion of the masses. The confidence of the people in this matter must be built up in right earnest. The Cultural Centre will have to work very hard in this respect.
(viii) Nobody knows how long it may take to finally liberate the occupied Bangladesh, and fully. Meanwhile the centre may handle the cases of all students of Bangladesh in U. K. and guide all enquiries in matters of higher studies in U. K. It can even procure scholarships, stipends, fellowships for suitable candidates from different sources.
(ix) Immediate measure should be taken to collect books and journals on ancient as well as current history, literature, art. politics, economics, sociology of Bangladesh-both in English and Bengali-for the Centre Library. We must develop our immigrant community in U. K. as a well-informed group of people who know about themselves, who are readers and not talkers only. We must know our culture in the broadest sense of the term.
