বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
acceptable to the Govt. Mr. Abul Hasanat Chowdhury, MNA, stated that the Govt, order should be carried out, i.e. the Zonal Administrative Council should be constituted and the move for division of the Zone be taken up afterwards.
Mr. Abdur Rahim, MPA, Dinajpur pointed out that a delegation of 10 to 15 persons went to Mujibnagar a few days back with the move for division of the Zone but nothing could be done. He also stated that the Zonal Administrative Council should be constituted as the condition of the people was very grave. He further posed a question that the meeting was convened for constitution of the Zonal Administrative Council and as such it was ultra vires to act otherwise and the meeting had no legal authority to take up the question of division of the Zone without constituting the same.
The point of legality or otherwise of not to constitute the Zonal Administrative Council as per agenda raised by Mr. A. Rahim, MPA was put to vote by the President. There were 10 votes in favour of Mr. A. Rahim's point, 20 against and 8 abstention including the President of the meeting and the Zonal Administrative Officer.
Mr. Khatibur Rahman, MPA stated that the Z.A.C. should be formed then and there and the division of the Zone should be dealt with afterwards. Mr. Muzaffar Hossain, MPA, Bogra wanted a separate Zone for his District.
After their long discussions the President wanted the opinion of the members for and against the postponement of Administrators of zonal Administrative Council and division of Zone at that stage.
The members indicated their opinion by rising hand. There were 19 votes in favor of postponement of constitution of Zonal Administrative Council and division of Zone, 15 against it & 3 abstentions which included the President of the meeting and the local Administrative Officer of the meeting. The total 35 voted favor and against the postponement, wanted division of Zonal Administrative Council for the interest of Bangladesh public and refugees.
The President wanted to know who are in favor of division of Zonal Administrative Council & who are against the same. As many as 32 member's were found in favor of division of Zone. Either before the constitution of the Zonal Administrative Council or afterwards Mr. Sardar Mosharraf Hussain MPA was against the division.
It was therefore resolved the constitution of the Zonal Administrative Council by selection of the Chairman and the sub-committees with their Chairman be postponed & the Cabinet be moved to kindly divide the biggest and unmanageable West Zone extended over 4 hundred miles from Barabari to Krishnanagar as its border into six Zones, one each for Dinajpur, Rajshahi and Bogra District to be sizeable and manageable for public interest and for the interest of gearing up the liberation efforts and co-ordination of effective administration of liberated areas.
The meeting ended with a vote thanks to the chair.
(Signed)
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