পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৮২৩

79 | বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র শিরোনাম ਸ੍ਰਧ তারিখ বাংলাদেশ সংক্রান্ত প্রথম আন্তর্জাতিক এশিয়ান রেকর্ডার, ১৮ সেপ্টেম্বর, সম্মেলনে ডঃ এ, আর, মল্লিকের অক্টোবর, ՏԵԳՏ ভাষণ-১৮ সেপ্টেম্বর ৮-১৪, ১৯৭১ Dr. A. R. Mallik, Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University and leader of the non-official delegation from Bangladesh, attacked the 'self-styled guardians of Pakistan and Islam in Islamabad who had no qualms in going in for a mass annihilation of Bengalis. It was a blatant lie, he said, that the leaders of Bangladesh were responsible for the disintegration of Pakistan. The ruling clique in Islamabad would have to bear this responsibility. He said that the issue of Bangladesh had ceased to be an internal affair of Pakistan from March 26. Tracing the history of Pakistan and the constant tussle between the democratic forces in East Bengal and the despots in West Pakistan, he said with feeling that the people of Pakistan had never enjoyed the blessing of freedom and democracy as the Indian people had. Greedy army generals had replaced corrupt and communal politicians who together had ruled Pakistan for 24 years and created monopolies and cartels, which exploited the toiling millions. The first attack on the cultural and linguistic heritage of East Bengal was with the attempted imposition of Urdu as the national language. For six years, the people of Bengali fought this move and many were killed in the streets of Dacca. In the 11-year Ayub rule, 22 families acquired 60 per cent of Industrial assets, controlled 75 per cent of internal trade, and 80 percent of bank advances were given to three per cent of account holders who were already minting money. Eighty per cent of foreign aid was spent on West Pakistan and less than 10 per cent on the East Wing which earned more than 70 per cent of foreign exchange for Pakistan.