Itefaq 68 year Book

16 November 1970 101

102 20 November 1970

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24 November 1970 105

106 25 November 1970



108

1970’s General
Election

The cyclone of 1970 brought to light the non-cooperation
and rampant discrimination that permeated the central
government of Pakistan, in their sentiment towards the
Bengalis.
In the first general election of Pakistan in 1970, the Awami League,
the largest party in East Pakistan, won an absolute majority.
However, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the leader of the Pakistan People’s
Party, the second-largest party in the election, opposed Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman’s appointment as Prime Minister of Pakistan,
making excuses for the rightful transfer of power. Images of those
days appeared on the pages of the Daily Ittefaq.
As the military government of Pakistan was unwilling to hand
over power to East Pakistan, resentment grew further amongst
the people. Although the National Assembly was scheduled to
convene in Dhaka on March 3, the Pakistani President Yahya Khan
began to weave a blueprint for a conspiracy, in collaboration with
West Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and military officers.

109

110 27 November 1970

06 December 1970 111

112 07 December 1970

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13 September 1956 115

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118 18 December 1970

19 December 1970 119

120 20 December 1970

20 December 1970 121

122

Historical ‘71

The military government of Pakistan was not willing to
handover power to the people of East Pakistan. Although the
National Assembly was scheduled to convene in Dhaka on March
3, Pakistani President Yahya Khan began weaving a blueprint for
a conspiracy with West Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and
military officers.

123

124 04 January 1971

05 January 1971 125

126 10 January 1971

19 January 1971 127

128 28 January 1971



130 31 January 1971

01 February 1971 131

132 05 February 1971

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13 September 1956 135

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21 February 1971 139

140 23 February 1971

25 February 1971 141

142

A Turbulent
March

The session scheduled for March 3, 1971 was canceled
without reason. This was the final straw for the people of
East Pakistan – protests erupted across the country, with
Dhaka hosting a sea of processions. Additionally, Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujib called for a five-day strike and a non-cooperation
movement, bringing East Pakistan to a standstill. To regain
control, the military attempted to impose a curfew, but to no avail.
After the five-day strike, Bangabandhu delivered his historic
speech of March 7 th at the Racecourse Maidan. His powerful
rhetoric was later exhibited in the pages of the Daily Ittefaq.
On the night of March 25 th , Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was arrested
by then President of Pakistan General Yahya Khan. The Pakistan
army planned and executed an insidious attack on the Bengali
people, labeled “Operation Searchlight”. Under this operation,
they carried out the extrajudicial killings of scores of luminaries,
in an attempt to quell the rising Bengali opposition.

143

144 01 March 1971

02 March 1971 145

146 03 March 1971

04 March 1971 147

148 05 March 1971



150 06 March 1971