বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ চতুর্দশ খণ্ড
Hartal Call
The broadcast, heard in Agartala, said Bangladesh forces had surrounded West Pakistani troops in Chittagong, Comilla, Sylhet. Jessore. Barisal and Khulna.
It reiterated the Awami League decision to organise a 'hartal' all over the Eastern wing tomorrow in protest against the Army attacks in the past two days resulting in the death of more than a hundred civilians.
It proclaimed “Banga Bandhu" Sheikh Mujibur Rahman the only leader of Bangladesh “whose commands should be obeyed by the people to save the country from the ruthless dictatorship of West Pakistanis".
Reports received here late tonight spoke of heavy fighting also in cur-few-bound Rangpur town one of the three places where the West Pakistani troops shot dead many unarmed civilians two days ago.
Meanwhile curfew was lifted from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Dacca today. The Chief Marshal Law Administrator has issued two fresh regulations under which public meetings, demonstrations and processions have been banned and strict censorship imposed on publication and printing, reports Radio Pakistan,
Any contravention of these regulations is punishable with seven years' Rigorous imprisonment.
Reports trickling from across the border said that the port city of Chittagong was completely under the control of free Bangladesh authorities.
Chittagong had gone through a bloodbath on March 25 when Awami League volunteers and others prevented the unloading of troops and equipment from ship arriving from West Pakistan.
The Dacca Cantonment was surrounded by freedom-fighters aided by thousands of common people.
Fuel Shortage
The Pakistan Air force now in East Pakistan is faced with serious fuel shortage, authoritative reports received in Calcutta on today said.
According to these reports, the Pakistan Government made frantic bid to secure this much needed aviation fuel for the Air Force from the Burmese Government and it had been a sured of the supply.
The freedom-fighters of Bangladesh' damaged or destroyed large number of bridges in riverrine Bengal and army movements are being restricted in towns only.
The situation this morning was described to be serious as the entire population is in revolt against West Pakistani exploiters.
