বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
can go on in a state of chaos and disorder. The Government must have a firm grip over the whole problem. Since the mid-night of March 25, 1971, the law and order machinery has been put out of gear. In a number of cases the thana police personnel collaborated with the West Pakistani Army. The Mukti Bahini had to take drastic measures against them. The West Pakistani army attacked and killed a large number of police personnel; but it is extremely difficult to be precise about the exact number. A large number of police personnel has joined the Mukti Bahini and has been fighting the West Pakistani armed men.
This raises a number of problems. First, it is to ascertain the size of the police personnel that will be available at once after independence. Second, what is the extent of the gap between the number that will be available after liberation and independence and the number that was there before March 25, 1971. Third, having ascertained the gap, it will be urgent in to take immediate steps to fill in the gap. Fourth, after filling in the gap, the Government will have to decide whether more police personnel will be necessary to maintain law and order after independence. As already stated above, it will be a very formidable problem. Fifth, it appears that more police personnel will be necessary. The question is: how to recruit them and from where?
Police Personnel
(I) It will be extremely difficult to ascertain with any degree of accuracy and precision as to how many members of the police force will be available now and immediately after liberation and independence. If we assume that 50 p.c., i.e., 20,000 out of 40,000 police personnel will be available now and after independence, the problem will be to obtain the rest, i. e., another 20,000. These 20,000 may be recruited from the members of the Mukti Bahini. The Government will have, to ascertain from the members of the Mukti Bahini whether, and if so, how many of them will be willing to join the regular police force. If 20,000 police personnel are available from this source, so far so good. If not, the Government may recruit the remaining number from the young men waiting in the youth camps
Ansars
(2)The precise number of Ansars is not known. It is also not possible to say how many of the Ansars will be available after liberation and independence. If the necessary number of Ansars is not available, the vacant quota will have to be filled up by recruitment either from the Youth Camps or from other sources.
Police Officers
(3)Police officers at the thana level. In 411 or 413 thanas or police stations, there will be 411 or 413 O. Cs and their assistants. It must be ascertained as to how many of them will be available and at the same time acceptable now and after independence. It may be that the full complement may not be available and in such cases, the vacancies should be filled up either by promotion from the available qualified personnel or by recruitment from the graduate members of the Mukti Bahini (after ascertaining their views).
