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বাংলাদেশ সরকারের মন্ত্রিসভা গঠন দি টাইমস অব ইন্ডিয়া — নয়াদিল্লী ১৩ এপ্রিল, ১৯৭১

MUJIB IS HEAD OF WAR CABINET FOR BANGLADESH

Press Report on April 13, 1971.

 A six-member war cabinet headed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was formed in Bangladesh today when the West Pakistanis launched an all-out offensive in strongholds of his liberation forces.

 An important Awami League member announced somewhere in Bangladesh that the Government, with Nazrul Islam as Vice-President and the Party General Secretary, Mr. Tajuddin Ahmed, as Prime Minister, would guide and coordinate the war of liberation.

 Today’s announcement formalised Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s proclamation of a Sovereign Democratic Republic of Bangladesh on March 25 when the martial law authorities cracked down on East Bengal calling the Sheikh a “traitor”.

 According to the announcement, Mr. Khondakar Mushtaque Ahmed is Foreign Secretary in the Government.

 Other members of the Government are Capt. Mansoor Ali and Mr. A. H. M. Kamaruzzaman.

 The Government came into being following protracted deliberations at a meeting of National Assembly members and top Awami League leaders.

 Mr. Tajuddin Ahmed, a close associate of the Bangabandhu since long, had led the Awami League team at the advisers-level meeting during the abortive constitutional talks last month.;

 He and Mr. Kamaruzzaman were both General Secretaries of the Awami League.

 Mr. Kamaruzzaman was also Secretary of the Awami League party in the National Assembly.

 Mr. Khondakar Mushtaque Ahmed was believed to be the Awami League’s choice for Speakership of the National Assembly which never met.

 Mr. Mansur Ali, of Pabna, was leader of the Awami League party in the Provincial Assembly.

 The formation of the Government was announced in a broadcast from the newly set up Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra and confirmed by the Press Adviser to President Rahman.

 The radio said formal proclamation of the new Government would take place at 9 a.m. tomorrow.