পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (পঞ্চম খণ্ড).pdf/৭৭

5 3 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ পঞ্চম খন্ড The freedom fighters of Bangladesh continue launching massive attacks upon the West Pakistani aggressors in all sectors. In a determined bid to crush the enemy, the Liberation Forces have been putting up stiff resistance on all fronts. The freedom fighters are also harassing the Pakistani soldiers by cutting off strategic rail and road points. In all the sectors the Pakistani troops have been confronted with the problem of moving their men. The liberation forces have blown up a bridge connecting Birol and Kanchan Railway Stations in order to block the movement of Pakistani troops. Our Rangpur correspondent reported that the freedom fighters launched a surprise attack upon the Pakistani soldiers patrolling a place between Lalmonirhat and Barbari. This operation took a toll of 16 enemy soldiers. The freedom fighters have blown up the Swarmati Railway Bridge. It is reported that the Liberation Forces also attacked a train carrying Pakistani soldiers and killed ten of them. The freedom fighters have destroyed two ferry boats on the Bhotmari Ghat of Tista. These boats were being used by the Pakistani Army to move its troops. Due to the disruption of rail and road communications throughout the northern pans of Bangladesh, the Pakistani troops have been faced with a very difficult situation regarding their movement. Fierce fighting between the freedom fighters and the West Pakistani mercenaries is reported from Amarkhana in the northern sector. The Liberation Forces also exchanged heavy fire with the Pakistani troops last Friday at Bhurungamari and inflicted casualties upon the enemy. A large number of Pakistani soldiers are reported to have been killed in this engagement. At Dinajpur the freedom fighters launched massive attacks upon Pakistan Army position in several places. Radio Australia reports: A Roman Catholic Archbishop of Calcutta has confirmed that at least three priests have been killed by the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh in the past two months. The Archbishop is reported to have said that the latest death he has confirmed occurred on May 8 when the Pakistani troops passing in a truck fired on a priest at a church close to the Pakistani border.