পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (সপ্তম খণ্ড).pdf/৩৪৮

314 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড Sun, Singapore. 9 May 1971: Maurice Quantance When the Army moved in Mymensingh aided by information from the informers it found 1,500 widows and orphans sheltering in a local mosque. A man identified as the Assistant postmaster of Mymensingh showed scars on his neck and what he said was a bayonet mark on his body. The man said he lived in a colony Known as Shanti. Of 5.000 non-Bengalis, only 25 survived the massacre on April 17. The interview ended abruptly when the Assistant Postmaster mentioned the killing and mutilation of his family and burst into tears. The General Commanding in Mymensingh District said the killings began in the latter half of March and was carried out by the Awami League volunteers the armed wing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's secessionist Awami party. East Bengali Rifles and Regimens troops who defected to the secessionist cause were also involved. Non-Bengali people and people with technical skills were consistently butchered, he said. Bangkok World, Bangkok, 10 May 1971: In Khulna, East Pakistan's second major port and third largest city, reporters saw what a local non-Bengali resident described as a slaughter house for humans. The house, slaughter sheds and torture devices were said to have been used by Bengalis in massive killings of Bihari immigrants from India, West Pakistanis and other non-Bengalis during March and early April. Newsmen were shown a wooden frame with chains affixed on top where women and children were reportedly beheaded with knives. There was a form of garrotte attached to a tree where the resident said victims were chocked to death. Cords attached to one tree were described as hanging IlᎺᎺᏚᏋᎦ . Bodies were said to have been thrown over a low wall into the river running alongside. A large amount of human hair found in a tree beside the wall, bloody clothes and babies' shoes were scattered about the yard. Guardian, London, 10 May 1971: A Correspondent: One hears of the must horrifying stories. Murder, rape, destruction looting on a massive scale-there is so much of it that one finds oneself absorbing these terrifying tales