Carnage in '71, Aug 15, Aug 21
Killers and militants linked to each other
Speakers at a roundtable meeting yesterday said the killers of 1971, August 15 in 1975, August 21 in 2004 and militants are linked to each other.
The speakers told the meeting on 'National Mourning Day: August 21 Grenade Attack and Arms Haul in Chittagong: Who are Behind August 21 and Arms Smuggling' at Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) auditorium in the city's Dhanmondi.
Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the law ministry Suranjit Sengupta said the nation is passing through a critical time as it is trying to hold trial of the war criminals.
He said the anti-liberation forces are hidden in the administration.
Home Minister Sahara Khatun said conspiracies from different quarters continued to obstruct the process of the trial of war criminals.
"But the government is committed to bring all the war criminals behind bars. Four of the war criminals are already produced before the tribunal court and the rest will be taken after collection of documents and evidences," said the home minister.
Sahara said the circle of the killers of Bangabandhu is still active, but diplomatic activities are on to bring back those killers who are hiding abroad.
State Minister for Law Kamrul Islam said BNP founder late Ziaur Rahman was "an intruder" in the Liberation War in 1971 and his participation in the war was controversial, as after the independence he became a commander of the defeated forces.
"I may be criticised, but I must say that Zia was a patron to the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Zia was indirectly involved in the killing," said the state minister for law.
He also said after only three and a half years, Zia had rehabilitated all the killers of Bangabandhu and the anti-liberation forces.
Prof Farhad Hossain and journalist Mamun or Rashid read out separate papers at the meeting organised by Bangladesh Heritage Foundation (BHF).
Justice Golam Rabbani, former state minister for foreign affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury and former secretary Rezaul Hayat and BHF chairman Waliur Rahman, among others, spoke at the meeting.
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