CIVILIAN STAFF OF DEFENCE IN EAST WING ORDERED TO JOIN DUTY

Martial Law Orders issued on March 13, 1971

All Civil employees paid out of defence estimates in East Pakistan have been ordered to resume their duties on Monday, according to Radio Pakistan.

A Martial Law Order issued by the Headquarters of the Martial Law Administrator Zone "B" in Dacca yesterday says those who fail to comply with the order are liable to get their services terminated. They may also be tried as absconders by Military Courts.

(THE DAWN, Karachi-March 14, 1971)

Source: Bangladesh Documents, vol – I, p.234