বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (প্রথম খণ্ড)/৮৮
| শিরোনাম | সূত্র | তারিখ |
|---|---|---|
| আবু হোসেন সরকারের নেতৃত্বে যুক্তফ্রণ্ট সরকার গঠন | পাকিস্তান অবজারভার | ৭ই জুন, ১৯৫৫ |
Sarkar heads 5 man United Front Cabinet. Priority to release politicians.
Ministry expansion soon. Minorities to hold seats.
The five-men second United Front Cabinet headed by Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar was sworn in yesterday (Monday) at Government House of 11.30 in the morning. East Bengal Governor Mr. Shahabuddin administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Durbar Hall.
As required by law, Mr. A. K. Fazlul Huq whose old Ministry came to life as soon as the Governor General by his proclamation lifted 92-A from East Bengal resigned his office before the swearing in ceremony was held.
Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar also tendered his resignation from the Pakistan Cabinet to P.M. Mohammad Ali yesterday. Both the resignations have been accepted.
All the five men sworn in minister happen to be ex-ministers of the deposed Fazlul Huq Cabinet. The Ministry Consists of Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar of the Krishak Sramik Party of which Mr. A. K. Fazlul Huq is the President. Mr. Abdus Salam Khan and Mr. Mashamuddin Ahmed of that group of the Awami League which break away from the parent organization and joint hands with Mr. Fazlul Huq, Mr. Syed Azizul Huq (K. S. P.) and Mr. Ashrafuddin Chowdhury of Nizame-Islam, the only political organization within the United Front party left unrepresented in the skeleton cabinet is the Pakistan Ganatantri Dal.
All the five Ministers signed the oath of office and secrecy in Bengali. Mr. A. K. Fazlul Huq was also present in the ceremony.
With the entrance of the Governor in the Durbar Hall the ceremony started. The Chief Secretary Mr. N. M. Khan then requested permission to open the proceedings and on permission being granted presented Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar to the Governor. After the oath of office and secrecy being read along they signed the oath forms in Bengali in turn.
At 3 in the afternoon the Cabinet met the Governor and the portfolios were allocated Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar, Chief Minister (Home and Chief Ministerial Department), Mr. Ashrafuddin Chowdhury (Finance and Education), Mr. Syed Azizul Huq (Commerce, Labour, Industries and Revenue), Mr. Abdus Salam Khan (Communication, Building and Irrigation, Local Self-Government and Public Health) and Mr. Mashamuddin Ahmed (Food and Agriculture and Judicial).
Sarkar Explains Broad Programme
East Bengal's new Chief Minister Mr. Abu Hussain Sarkar told presssmen here yesterday that he would enlarge the skeleton cabinet soon.
He announced that release of political prisoners will be given first priority and added that his Ministry would make efforts to implement the 21 point mandate of the United Front as far as practicable during the tenure of his office.
Mr. Sarkar was talking to the pressmen in the drawing room immediately after the swearing in ceremony was over.
In his Ministry Mr. Sarkar will include no representative of the dissident group of Awami League which has disobeyed Mr. Fazlul Huq's leadership unless they rejoin the United Front party. He said “let them first come to our party and then we shall consider the position. But for the Minority he expressed willingness to include two members, one from the scheduled caste and one from the rest. But he was not certain as to the time he will be taking for the expansion of the cabinet. The Chief Minister said, his Ministry would make all out efforts to increase the standard of living of the people of East Bengal. He observed that the problem of enhancing the lamentable low standard of living of the masses was one of great magnitude and that his cabinet will approach it in a planned and systematic moreover.