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Dear sirs,
Assalamu Alaikum.Please see the Mujibnagar government's declaration of
independence.There is no mention of secularism as the basis of
Bangladesh or liberation struggle.
Shah Abdul Hannan
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Proclamation of Independence formally announced by the Bangladesh
government-in-exile on 17 April 1971. The Proclamation so announced in
effect provided the fundamental instrument of law as well as an interim
constitution of the <
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mujibnagar government during the
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including that of the government in liberated Bangladesh until the
adoption of the Constitution, made effective from 16 December 1972.
Following the military crackdown by the Pakistan army in Dhaka and
elsewhere on 25 March 1971, top
<
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including some elected members of both National Assembly (MNA) and
Provincial Assembly (MPA) crossed over to India for safety. By 30 March
1971, most of them were able to assemble in Kolkata. On 10 April 1971,
the MNAs and MPAs who were able to meet together in Kolkata formed
themselves into a constituent assembly in exile and drafted the
Proclamation of Independence. The formal meeting of the constituent
assembly was held on 17 April 1971 at Baidyanathtala (re-named
Mujibnagar after the proclamation), a border area in present Meherpur
district, where Yusuf Ali, an MNA formally read out the Proclamation of
Independence at a simple ceremony. With this declaration the newly
formed Constituent Assembly was proclaimed supreme and sovereign
authority of Bangladesh. The Proclamation declared that the independence
of Bangladesh be deemed to have come into effect from 26 March 1971. It
also legalised the Mujibnagar government and gave direction to all
involved in the War of Liberation for establishing the chain of command.
The full text of the Proclamation of Independence goes as follows:
Mujibnagar, Bangladesh
Dated 10th day of April, 1971.
Whereas free elections were held in Bangladesh from 7th December, 1970
to 17th January, 1971, to elect representatives for the purpose of
framing a Constitution,
AND
Whereas at these elections the people of Bangladesh elected 167 out of
169 representatives belonging to the Awami League,
AND
Whereas General Yahya Khan summoned the elected representatives of the
people to meet on the 3rd March, 1971, for the purpose of framing a
Constitution,
AND
Whereas the Assembly so summoned was arbitrarily and illegally postponed
for indefinite period,
AND
Whereas instead of fulfilling their promise and while still conferring
with the representatives of the people of Bangladesh, Pakistan
authorities declared an unjust and treacherous war,
AND
Whereas in the facts and circumstances of such treacherous conduct
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the undisputed leader of the 75
million people of Bangladesh, in due fulfillment of the legitimate right
of self-determination of the people of Bangladesh, duly made a
declaration of independence at Dacca on March 26, 1971, and urged the
people of Bangladesh to defend the honour and integrity of Bangladesh,
AND
Whereas in the conduct of a ruthless and savage war the Pakistani
authorities committed and are still continuously committing numerous
acts of genocide and unprecedented tortures, amongst others on the
civilian and unarmed people of Bangladesh,
AND
Whereas the Pakistan Government by levying an unjust war and committing
genocide and by other repressive measures made it impossible for the
elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh to meet and frame a
Constitution, and give to themselves a Government,
AND
Whereas the people of Bangladesh by their heroism, bravery and
revolutionary fervour have established effective control over the
territories of Bangladesh,
We the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh, as honour
bound by the mandate given to us by the people of Bangladesh whose will
is supreme duly constituted ourselves into a Constituent Assembly, and
having held mutual consultations, and
in order to ensure for the people of Bangladesh equality, human dignity
and social justice,
declare and constitute Bangladesh to be sovereign Peoples' Republic and
thereby confirm the declaration of independence already made by
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and
do hereby affirm and resolve that till such time as a Constitution is
framed, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman shall be the President of the
Republic and that Syed Nazrul Islam shall be the Vice President of the
Republic, and
that the President shall be the Supreme Commander of all the Armed
Forces of the Republic,
shall exercise all the Executive and Legislative powers of the Republic
including the power to grant pardon,
shall have the power to appoint a Prime Minister and such other
Ministers as he considers necessary,
shall have the power to levy taxes and expend monies [sic],
shall have the power to summon and adjourn the Constituent Assembly, and
do all other things that may be necessary to give to the people of
Bangladesh an orderly and just Government,
We the elected representatives of the people of Bangladesh do further
resolve that in the event of there being no President or the President
being unable to enter upon his office or being unable to exercise his
powers and duties, due to any reason whatsoever, the Vice-President
shall have and exercise all the powers, duties and responsibilities
herein conferred on the President,
We further resolve that we undertake to observe and give effect to all
duties and obligations that devolve upon us as a member of the family of
nations and under the Charter of United Nations,
We further resolve that this proclamation of independence shall be
deemed to have come into effect from 26th day of March, 1971.
We further resolve that in order to give effect to this instrument we
appoint Prof. Yusuf Ali our duly Constituted Potentiary and to give to
the President and the Vice-President oaths of office.
[Source: বাংলােদেশর ਖ਼াধীনতা
যুਤ: দিললপਠ৴ তৄতীয়
খਫ৴ গণপઝজাতੰ੬ী
বাংলােদশ সরকার তথઘ
মੰ੬ণালয়৴ ঢাকা৴ ১৯৮২৴
পৃੋা ৪-৬ (History of Bangladesh War of
Independence: Documents, Vol. 3, Ministry of Information, Government of
the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1982, pp. 4-6)]
Laws Continuance Enforcement Order
In the exercise of power conferred by the Proclamation, the Acting
President Syed Nazrul Islam issued the Laws Continuance Enforcement
Order to ensure continuity of all the existing laws. Following is the
full text of the Order:
Mujibnagar
Dated 10th day of April, 1971.
I, Syed Nazrul Islam, the Vice President and Acting President of
Bangladesh, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the
Proclamation of Independence dated tenth day of April, 1971 do hereby
order that all laws that were in force in Bangladesh on 25th March,
1971, shall subject to the Proclamation aforesaid continue to be so in
force with such consequential changes as may be necessary on account of
the creation of the sovereign independent State of Bangladesh formed by
the will of the people of Bangladesh and that all government officials -
civil, military, judicial and diplomatic who take the oath of allegiance
to Bangladesh shall continue in their offices on terms and conditions of
service so long enjoyed by them and that all District Judges and
District Magistrates, in the territory of Bangladesh and all diplomatic
representatives elsewhere shall arrange to administer the oath of
allegiance to all government officials within their jurisdiction.
This order shall be deemed to have come into effect from 26th day of
March, 1971.
Signed:- Syed Nazrul Islam
Acting President.
[Source: বাংলােদেশর ਖ਼াধীনতা
যুਤ: দিললপਠ৴ তৄতীয়
খਫ৴ গণপઝজাতੰ੬ী
বাংলােদশ সরকার তথઘ
মੰ੬ণালয়৴ ঢাকা৴ ১৯৮২৴
পৃੋা ৭ (History of Bangladesh War of Independence:
Documents, Vol. 3, Ministry of Information, Government of the Peoples'
Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1982, p. 7)]
[Sajahan Miah]
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