Price on heads
Even in the USA, when police fail to net some most wanted criminals like serial killers they declare 'price on heads' for bounty hunters. The bounty hunters in the USA is a group manned by ex-police and military personnel who are well equipped with past experience and hunting for money is their business. Their network is so wide that they can penetrate anywhere in the world and catch the absconding criminals in exchange of declared money.
Out of 12 convicted killers of Bangabandhu, only 5 were in custody and the present govt has executed them. Out of remaining seven, one has reportedly died long before. The rest six are absconding and reportedly living in different countries. Full implementation and not partial implementation of court orders is the duty of the government. The absconding killers are living in many countries with some of whom Bangladesh has no extradition treaty, some are friendly to those killers who gave them shelter. I suspect, official process to bring them home and implement the court orders may take a long time and if it goes beyond the tenure of the present government they may not face punishment at all. It took 34 years to complete the trials and if, by any chance there is a change in power, it may take another 34 years when all will meet natural death and the court orders will remain unimplemented forever.
I don't know the possibilities, feasibilities or justifiability but I suggest the present government may look into the matter and if necessary should declare "Price on Heads" on the convicted killers.
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