YAHYA'S DHAKA VISIT ANNOUNCED BBC today reported that Pakistan President Yahya Khan would visit Dhaka soon with a "package deal" to resolve the ongoing crisis in East Pakistan. The report also indicated a handover of power to elected representatives before the commencement of the National Assembly session. Kamal Hossain in his memoir shares that around March 12, 1971, a senior military officer arrived from Rawalpindi and wanted to see Tajuddin Ahmed. Kamal Hossain reported it to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who asked him to see the officer. The officer asked whether Bangabandhu would see Yahya if the president were to come to Dhaka and whether the meeting could be held at the president's house. The reason behind the second question was that earlier Bangabandhu had refused to meet Tikka Khan at both Government House and the cantonment. Bangabandhu had said that if Tikka Khan wanted to see him he should call on him at his residence. Kamal Hossain immediately reported to Bangabandhu, who directed that the officer should be informed that if Yahya came to Dhaka, Bangabandhu would see him and that the venue of the meeting could the president's house, although Yahya was quite welcome to visit him at his residence. [Kamal Hossain, Bangladesh: Quest for Freedom and Justice, UPL, 2013, pg.91]