পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড).pdf/৫৪৫

509 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম সংবাদপত্র তারিখ Inside Bangladesh Bangladesh 10 November, 1971 Vol. 1 : NO. 20 INSIDE BANGLADESH Bangladesh Towns Empty About 30% of the pre-March population in missing from every East Bengal town. Villages, however, are still being burned, widespread extortion continues and there has been no reduction of mutual hatred between Bengalis and the West Pakistan army of occupation. The Martial Law Government still watches Bengalis closely and the ‘offences’ are punished harshly. Pakistani Troops Face Problems Apart from being continuously harassed by the Mukti Bahini the Pakistan troops in Bangladesh are also facing serious problems, relating mainly to health and supplies. The soldiers are suffering from gastroenteritis and other stomach ailments almost everywhere in Bangladesh. This is attributed mainly to water pollution in the wake of the monsoons. At several places many soldiers have been admitted to hospitals. Shortage of wheat is also reported in Bangladesh which causes great hardship specially to the West Pakistanis who regard it as their staple diet. But perhaps the most distressing aspect of a Pakistani soldier's life in Bangladesh is that letters from relatives in West Pakistan do not reach him. These letters are obviously not being delivered by the Army authorities as they might contain anxious inquiries which are likely to make a soldier restless. It is also feared that these letter might contain references to economic hardships West Pakistan. Heavy Army Losses According to the correspondent of the Sunday Times, London, Pakistan Army losses in Bangladesh have risen to 189 per day. Carpenters are being employed full time in the Dacca Cantonment to make officers' coffins which get shipped to West Pakistan for burial, he adds. Pakistani Boeings Change Flight Patterns The attacks of Mukti Bahini guerilla inside Dacca have compelled the Pakistan army to construct pill-boxes along the route to the airport. Even Pakistan International Airlines have felt the effects of the Mukti Bahini's activities. Their Boeings which used to land in Dacca flying over the international route with all light blazing, have changed their flight