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The Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini (Absorption in the Army) Ordinance, 1975

( Ordinance NO. LII OF 1975 )

Absorption of members of the Bahini in the Army
4. On the commencement of this Ordinance,-
 
 
 
 
(a) all members of the Bahini, who are willing to serve in the Bangladesh Army and found suitable in all respects for such service, shall be appointed in the Bangladesh Army on such terms and conditions as the Government may determine;
 
 
 
 
(b) all rights and assets and all property, movable or immovable, cash and bank balances, funds, arms, ammunition, explosives, wireless sets, equipment, stores, vehicles, vessels, and work shops, and all rights and interests in or arising out of such property, of the Bahini shall be transferred to the Bangladesh Army, or to such other Defence Service or branch thereof, in such manner as the Government may, by order, specify;
 
 
 
 
(c) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into, all agreements made, and all matters and things engaged to be done, by, with or for the Bahini shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into, made or engaged to be done by, with or for the Bangladesh Army or such other Defence Service or branch thereof as the Government may, by order, specify;
 
 
 
 
(d) all deeds, bonds, agreements, powers of attorney, documents and other instruments of whatever nature to which the Bahini is a party or which are in favour of the Bahini shall be enforceable and of effect by, against or in favour of the Bangladesh Army or such other Defence Service or branch thereof as the Government may, by order, specify as if in place of the Bahini the Bangladesh Army or the Defence Service or branch thereof specified in the order had been named therein;
 
 
 
 
(e) all budget grants made and sums sanctioned for the Bahini shall be deemed to be budget grants made and sums sanctioned for the Bangladesh Army;
 
 
 
 
(f) all projects and schemes of the Bahini shall be deemed to be projects and schemes of the Bangladesh Army;
 
 
(g) all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the Bahini shall be deemed to be suits and proceedings by or against the Bangladesh Army and may be proceeded or otherwise dealt with accordingly.

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