এই পাতাটির মুদ্রণ সংশোধন করা হয়েছে, কিন্তু বৈধকরণ করা হয়নি।
বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খণ্ড
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The East Pakistani economy which used to provide the national treasury not only with half its exports and foreign exchange but also with a captive market for West Pakistan's manufactured goods has been badly crippled by the upheaval. However, the military regime seems willing at least for the present-to pay the severe economic price of holding East Pakistan as a colony, no matter how sullen or resistant the population.
“It's a medieval army operating as if against serfs,” said one Westerner here. “It will use any method just to own East Pakistan and keep milking it dry. Even if the Bengalis are serious about the resistance, it will take five to 10 years to make a dent."
-Sydney H. Schanberg
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