September 17, 1971

Published on 12:00 AM, December 12, 2014

Governor MA Malik declares a 10-member provincial cabinet. The ministers are: Abul Kashem of Rangpur, Abbas Ali Khan of Bogra, Akhter Uddin Khan of Barisal, ASM Solayman of Dhaka, AKM Yusuf of Khulna, Mohammad Isahaq of Pabna, Nawajesh Ahmed of Kushtia, Obaidullah Mazumder of Noakhali, Shamsul Haque of Chittagong and Aungshu Pru Chowdhury of Chittagong Hill Tracts. Except Aungshu, the rest take oath as ministers.
Lt Gen Niazi visits Mymensingh and Netrakona. Later on he meets Al-Badr members and Razakars at Tarail in Kishoreganj.
PDP Chief Nurul Amin says: “We are not totally out of danger yet. Enemies are still crawling all around us.”
Ghulam Azam meets with trainee Razakars at Mohammadpur Physical Education Centre. He says: “Only those who believe in Muslim integrity are ready to sacrifice lives for Pakistan and they are the actual assets of the country.”
West Pakistani junta misuses reliefs and relief vehicles for war, a report of Joy Bangla newspaper says. The junta starts to use UN’s and UNICEF’s vehicles. Bangladesh government reports this to the UN via the London mission. General Tikka Khan was seen in a UNICEF’s SUV.