'Razakar' in FFs' list!

19 June 2010, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

Freedom fighters yesterday demanded exclusion of the names of fake freedom fighters from the list published by the Liberation War Affairs Ministry last month. They placed the demand at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city yesterday on the eve of the election of Muktijoddha Sangsad Central Command Council. Election to the Muktijoddha Sangsad Central Command Council will be held on June 26. Reading out a written statement freedom fighter Noyeem Jahangir, also a candidate for the post of chairman of the Muktijoddha Sangsad Central Command Council, said there are 1.62 lakh freedom fighters in the list published recently. Of them, one-third are either fake or 'razakar'. He placed names of 86 people included in the list claiming that they are fake or 'razakar'. “If they are not dropped from the freedom fighter's list, the anti-liberation forces will become more stronger and get scopes to hatch conspiracy to foil the trial of war criminals,” he added. They sought prime minister's interference in resolving the problem. Freedom fighters Mozammel Haque Birprotik, Kazi Sadrul Haque Mridha, Kazi Jahangir Amir and Khalid Ahmed were present at the press conference. They said they will stage a sit-in demonstration in front of the Liberation War Affairs Ministry tomorrow to press their demand.