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Excerpt from the letter dated 12th. July `71 from Mr. Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury, convener, Bangladesh Liberation Council, Eastern Zone, addressed to the Prime Minister (by name).

 

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3. Zonal Administrative Committee

 

Whatever has been attained by us has been done in the face of these hindrances as well as the major hindrance due to the lack of your formal authorisation of the political entity of the Council of Representatives of this zone. Your authorisation of Mr. M. R. Siddiqui personally was certainly a beneficial  act in the beginning. During his frequent and long absence however the lack of authorisation of our council gives rise to a serious vacuum as you may recall from my past letters. Whereas we observed all the formalities in the formation of this Zonal Council. The first meeting of the General Council members was held on 14. 5. 71. and attended by 55 MNAs  & MPAs of the zone who elected me as an the convener with five district representative as member of the High Powered  Political Committee of the Eastern zone. 

 

Upon the advise of Mr. Mizanur Rahman, Organisation secretary, a second meting of the General council was held on 19. 6. 71. It was attending by 71 MNAS/MPAS. The body was rounded as Bangladesh Liberation Council, Eastern zone, with the office bearers as follows.

 

1.      Mr. Zahur Ahmed, Chowdhury, Convenor, (representing Chittagong Hill Tracts and Chittagong City) in-charge of political activities.

 

2.      Mr. M. R. Siddiqui, representing Chittagong District, in charge of finance.

 

3.      Mr. Nurul Huq Chowdhury, representing Noskhali  District in-charge of war effectorts.

 

4.      Mr. Zohurul Quium, representing Comilla District, in charge of Press, Publicity and Youth Camp.

 

5.      Mr. Farid Gazi representing Sylhet, in charge of Administration.

 

6.      Mr. Shamsuzoha representing Dacca District. In charge of Relief & Rehabilitation.

 

7.      Mr. A. Q. Makhan representing Students Action Committee

 

Not only has the Council followed the usual formalities in the formation, and not only it had to work that under the hindrance mentioned above, but yet I recall with gratitude the general satisfaction with our work. As desired by you. I am arranging to formally rename the body as “Zonal Administrative council” and I hope you will accord it your long due authorisation at the earliest date.    

                                                                          

As for your suggestion to keep the students out of this Council I would again request you to consider that we have attained a lot in terms of united action with the support of students by associating their representative in our council. The division that will be created by discarding the student representative at this stage will be almost suicidal for us. The most vital weapon in our hands today is the youth, and a dissatisfaction of the student community will have the most serious repercussions in this regard. I shall therefore request you to allow this arrangement to continue.  

 

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