One month after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman came back to the country, work began to construct the war ravaged state. The decision to impound the property belonging to Jamaat amir and Islamist leaders was also very encouraging.
The government confiscated the property of 54 collaborators, including that belonging to Jamat amir Abdur Rahim, president Shamsul Huda and others.
However, all of the accused were in hiding.
A UN report stated that Bangladesh will need Tk 4.11 billion for the rehabilitation of refugees and secretary general Oldham hoped that member countries would do their best to provide the support.
PBI ran a news stating that the government is thinking of spending Tk 250 million for reconstruction of local government and rural cooperatives. It also said that Tk 160 million as test relief has been sanctioned.
In 1972, Bangladesh observed Ekushey in a free country. The government also ordered people to leave abandoned buildings within seven days.