Trial of killers of Ctg BCL leaders demanded

They demanded this at a meeting at a community centre in the city on Monday. The meeting was as part of their week-long condolence programme to mark the 3rd death anniversary of the BCL leaders.

"Three years have been completed but police did not arrest even the chargesheeted accused of the case," they regretted.

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They also said that after taking power the BNP-Jamaat government brought a large number of cases under the speedy trial tribunal, but they did not bring the sensational eight murder case under this tribunal.

They threatened that no conspiracy would be tolerated over the case.

"The anti-liberation Jamaat-Shibir cadres would have to be given exemplary punishment immediately after finding the truth".

Hasan Murad, a member of BCL steering committee presided over the meeting. Among others, BCL leaders Nazmul Haque, Didarul Alam, Akhter Hossain Khan, Bijoy Barua, Kazi Mazharul Islam, Sumon Debnath, Sujit Das, Jalal Ahmed Dulal, Abul Bashar and Emranul Haque spoke in the meeting.

Eight BCL leaders and activists were killed in Bahddarhat area in the city on July 12 in 2000 when they were going to Chittagong Government Commercial Institute by a microbus.