পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (দ্বিতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৩১৩

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286 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বিতীয় খন্ড working journalists, a large number of press workers, office employees, hawkers and agents. The meeting condemned the drastic Government measure in the strongest possible terms and demanded that the forfeiture order served on the New Nation Printing Press be rescinded forthwith. The meeting was of the considered opinion that the consistent attacks by the Government on the freedom of the press under the Defence of Pakistan Rules obviating the recourse to even the special press laws which were put under moratorium under the so-called "Gentlemen's Agreement" between the Government and the newspaper proprietors and the editors are attacks directed against all section of the Newspaper industry-the working journalists, the Press workers, the editors and the newspaper proprietors. In view of the above the meeting called upon the newspaper editors, proprietors, press workers and the working journalists throughout Pakistan to forge strong unity among themselves and take up the most serious challenge thrown by the Government by its attack on the freedom of the press and the newspaper industry in right earnest. The meeting also demanded immediate release of Mr. Tafazzal Hussain, Editor of Ittefaq and other journalists detained under the Defense of Pakistan Rules. The meeting called upon the Pakistan Federal Union of journalists to meet in emergency session of its Executive Council to draw up a detailed programme for action. After adopting the resolutions the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Saturday at 6 p.m. to review the situation and to chalk out further course of action.