পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (পঞ্চম খণ্ড).pdf/৪৭০

446 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ পঞ্চম খন্ড He said "Awami League leaders who survived the carnage and escaped, declared the Independent State of Bangladesh and it is that state that we should recognize as having come into existence." ২৯ নভেম্বর, ১৯৭১ The Mukti Bahini for the whole week have now been engaged in fierce fighting with occupation army in all sectors of Bangladesh. "Town is liberated by the Bangladesh -guerillas" was the headline in Morning Star of London on Nov. 23. It says "Bangladesh forces have liberated the town of Chougacha in the Jessore District of Bangladesh after a bitter battle with Yahya Khan's troops". It further quotes "after the capture of Chougacha, 14 miles north-west of Jessore town, Yahya Khan's army withdrew to the nearby town of Navaran from which they were launching counter attacks on the Bangladesh Mukti Bahini." It further says "the Mukti Bahini had also made advances over the weekend in Kushtia, Khulna and Jessore districts on the border with West Bengal and before capturing Chougacha it has taken Maheshpur 23 miles north-west of Jessore town." The Newspaper further writes, "the Pakistan army suffered immense losses in men and tanks planes in the engagement with the cracked commandos of the Mukti Bahini in Jessore and Kushtia sectors. The commandos are pressing forward liberating more areas 3se two sectors." It goes further to confirm, "the Mukti Bahini had liberated Debhala a border town in khulna district after a grim and formidable battle: The Bahini also captured Kaliganaj and were advancing in lands from there. The Newspaper further says "in kustia the Bahini is.....towards the towns of Jibannagar and Damurhuda under cover of own artillery established in liberated areas near the Indian border towns of Banpur and Gidi. Yahya's army was suffering heavy casualties and that the sound of shell fire Mukti Bahini's 25-pounder artillery could be heard in Krishnanagar more than 20 from the battle Scene. “Guerillas make major gains in Bangladesh" was the headline of the Daily Telegraph of Nov 23. David Loshak a correspondent of the Newspaper reporting from Delhi says “Bangladesh government guerillas make major advance against the Pakistani army in bangladesh. The guerillas were said to have met again in Khulna, Kushtia and Jessore districts and have taken the town of Chougacha". The Financial Times of London reports on Nov. 23 "the Mukti Bahini in a consorted offensive have overrun 10 Pakistani positions in different districts of Bangladesh from a in the south to Rangpur and Sylhet in the north. The guerillas have, inflicted casualties on the Pakistani troops at all the places where the fighting have been in progress since last Friday". It further says freedom fighters have liberated 14 villages spread over a wide areas in Kushtia and Jessore districts following a fierce battle which