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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড
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 martial law and immediation of an Awami League government in East Pakistan. In these circumstances the President flew back to Karachi in the evening.

 Late in the night, troops went into action against the Awami League extremists. Shortly after midnight Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was arrested at his residence in Dacca.

MARCH 26

 President Yahya khan broadcast to the nation in the evening. He gave a resume of the steps that he took in Dacca to bring about a compromise with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in order to facilitate the transfer of power to the people's elected representatives. He described the Awami League insurgency as an act of treason. The armed forces, he said, have been ordered to do their duty to protect the integrity of Pakistan. Military action was mounted to end the Awami League defiance. All political activity was banned, but the National and Provincial assemblies were not disbanded. The President stressed that his goal continued to be to take steps, as soon as the situation returned to normal, to transfer power to the people's elected representatives.