First year of Bangladesh

FEBRUARY 2, 1972

Shamsuddoza Sajen

BANGABANDHU MEETS AURORA

Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, C-in-C, Eastern Command of India, calls on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his official residence. Aurora was accompanied by Maj Gen BN Sarkar.

Purchase of luxury items by govt offices banned

Bangabandhu issues an order banning with immediate effect the purchase of luxury items such as new carpets, air conditioners and costly furniture by government departments and autonomous bodies. Referring to the present economic situation, Bangabandhu asks officials to use old items as long as they remain serviceable. The officials are also ordered to incur minimum expenditure on entertainment.