পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড).pdf/৬৬০

624 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড In order to reach a larger audience we want to have a list of all the Bengalis and others who would want to receive our newsletter. We, therefore, request each of you to supply us with names and addresses which we may not have on our list. Please help us by writing immediately to. The Bangladesh League of America, Chicago Chapter 5245 South Konwood Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60615 RESISTANCE NEWS The Pakistan government through its embassy is trying to convince Bengalis of this country with a flood of propaganda materials that conditions have returned to normal in Bangladesh, and that the entire independence movement was engineered by a “handful” of India-inspired “miscreants.” All of this is pure nonsense. You will be better off throwing away this rubbish in the wastepaper basket if you can’t stop it from coming to you. The main reason why the newspapers in this country do not carry any resistance news these days is that the Pakistan army has successfully scaled off the only motorable road between Calcutta and the western sector of Bangladesh. It was from this region that foreign newsmen based in Calcutta used to gather news during the first two weeks of the war. However, most of the 1300 mile border between India and Bangladesh is wide open. Indian newsmen and our own men are constantly crossing the border with news about resistance activities all over Bangladesh. A Bangladesh representative who has just arrived in this country writes. "Sylhet (district) where the forests in the Tea Garden areas provide natural cover is still under control of the Bengal regiment. That a force is still holding out in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. That all over Bangladesh armed Bengalis have withdrawn into rural areas and are harassing army units through guerrilla action. This may be expected to increase in frequency and intensity as the resistance acquires more skill at this type of warfare, gets additional supplies and weaponry, of which sizeable quantities have already been captured from the Pakistan army and when the monsoons make the logistical problems of the army more insecure. The capability for waging a prolonged war is there because the political motivation of the people has been guaranteed by the indiscriminate character of the war waged by the army. By destroying villages within the range of their artillery and declaring these areas as 'free fire zones' they have made the Pakistan army and subject of hatred and a direct threat to the security of 75 million Bengalis who will be willing to resist or aid any resistance to this alien force." Another Bengalis who left country about a month ago writes from Agartala: "Every day hundreds of young men are being trained for guerrilla action. It’s unbelievable how fast they learn. I am happy that I came. Otherwise I would have never known this dedication of the Bengalis, their love for their country and their willingness to die for its freedom and honor."