পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (চতুর্দশ খণ্ড).pdf/৪৮৪

বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ১৮১। স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশ সরকার ডেইলি টেলিগ্রাফ ১৩ ডিসেম্বর, ১৯৭১ কর্তৃক যশোরে ক্ষমতা গ্রহণ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MONDAY DECEMBER 13, 1971 INDEPENDENT BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER IN JESSORE Drive to restore law and order first priority By peter gill in Jessore The Government of independent Bangladesh which returned over the weekend to the former Pakistani district capital of Jessore, has stated that its first priority is to restore law and order to its now chaotic country. In a triumphant procession led by armed guerrillas and Indian Army military police, Mr. Tajuddin Ahmed and President, drove in two commandeered Pakistani diplomatic corps Chevrolets from petrapole on the Indian border, to Jessore on Saturday. Addressing a crowd of thousands in the centre of the town, the two Bengali leaders urged their people not to take the law into their own hands by killing "traitors and Pakistani collaborators." They said that a special war tribunal would be held soon in Dacca at which these men would be tried. They also reminded the crowd that when from the area they had left behind quantities of arms add ammunition. These should be handed over, either to the Mukti Bahini guerrillas. It was apparent to those who attended the meeting that both leaders were preoccupied with the potential lawlessness of their own followers. At least 2.000 guns were handed out to guerrillas in the immediate Jessore area and there are already plans to disarm them. Armed civilians The crowded streets were a pincushion of rifle and light machinegun barrels after the rally. Although there are uniformed "regulars" among the guerrillas, most of the guns were carried by civilians in traditional Bengali dress. Jessore itself a town of 60,000, is rapidly returning to normal. After the Pakistani military crackdown last March, more than half its people including almost all the women, fled to the countryside. The Bangladesh Government has appointed a new district commissioner Mr. Wali-ul Islam, to succeed the Pakistani Administrator who fled last week with the Army garrison towards Khulna. Most junior administrative officials, including policemen, have remained behind and are being encouraged to continue working under the new regime.