Declaration of Ziaur Rahman:
Having settled his score with his commanding officer on the night of March 25/26, Mr, Rahman decided to take his battalion on the outskirts of the city to re-organize, strengthen and then launch a decisive blow on Chittagong. All troops were collected at a place near Patiya.
17 Wing of the East Pakistan Rifles from Kaptai on their way to join Mr. Rafiq(Army officer) in the city was intercepted by Major Zia at 0800 hours on March 26. They were then incorporated within his force. All the troops then took an oath of allegiance to Bangladesh. The oath was administered by Major Zia at 1600 hours on March 26.
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