Steps to halt smuggling
MARCH 21, 1972
US SENATE OKAYS RECOGNITION RESOLUTION
The US Senate today unanimously approves a resolution calling for prompt US recognition of Bangladesh. The resolution, already approved by the Foreign Relations Committee, is adopted by the Senate by voice vote with no opposition heard.
INDO-BANGLADESH BORDER TRADE PACT SOON
India and Bangladesh will very soon sign a border trade agreement and a trade and payment agreement to regulate trade between the two countries, says Indian Foreign Secretary TN Kaul in a television interview. The border trade agreement is intended to stop smuggling and take care of various aspects of border trade. The trade and payment agreement will be of a more comprehensive nature, he adds.
UNROD CHIEF CALLS ON BANGABANDHU
Toni Hagen, chief of the United Nations Relief Operation, Dhaka (UNROD) today calls on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Ganabhaban. After the meeting, Hagen tells newsmen that he had discussions with the PM about the food situation of Bangladesh.
JOINT RIVERS COMMISSION ON FARAKKA
Experts of India and Bangladesh constituting the Joint River Commission of the two countries will make detailed proposals so that the water resources of the region comprising Bangladesh and adjoining areas of India can be utilised on an equitable basis for the mutual benefit of the people of both countries. The commission will also implement projects based on its findings and recommendations, informs India's Deputy Minister for Irrigation and Power Baijunath Kureel in the Lok Sabha.
SUFFERINGS OF BANGALEES IN PAKISTAN
The plight of the Bangalees trapped in Pakistan knows no bounds, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Most of the Bangalees who were in government service have been demoted or forced to go on leave. In February, they were allowed to draw Rs.1000 or one-third of their basic salary, whichever was less. Telephones at their residences have been disconnected. They have been deprived of other facilities they were entitled to because of their official position. They are not allowed to draw any money from their provident funds.
SOVIET SALVAGE TEAM ARRIVES
A nine-member Soviet salvage team for clearing the ports of Bangladesh of war-time wreckage arrives today. The Soviet salvage operation Flotilla will arrive soon at Chittagong Port. The team leader tells reporters that the team has come to Bangladesh on the friendship agreement made between the Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin and Bangladesh Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
SOURCES: March 22, 1972 issues of Dainik Bangla, The Daily Ittefaq, Azad, Morning News, The Bangladesh Observer and Purbodesh.
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