Call for establishing a non-communal country
Speakers at a discussion yesterday called for establishing a country free from communalism in accordance with the spirit of the Liberation War, 1971.
They also called for necessary amendment to the constitution.
Samprodaikata-Jongibad Birodhi Manchya, a platform against communalism and militancy, organised the programme titled "Speech of March 7, Liberation War, Carnage of August 15 and Present Bangladesh" at the Liberation War Museum in the city.
Shamsuzzaman Khan, director general of the Bangla Academy, said 122 newspapers throughout the world during the Liberation War recognised Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as proclaimer of the independence. There should not be any doubt about the matter, he added.
But a political party is doing politics mentioning former president Ziaur Rahman proclaimed the independence, he said adding, " That political party had indulged in terrorism and hyper communalism."
Rashed Khan Menon, lawmaker and president of the Workers Party of Bangladesh, said the spirit of the Liberation War will be returned and the ideal of Bangabandhu will be established if the constitution is amended.
Prof Syed Anwar Hossain of Dhaka University said the August 15 massacre in 1975 is part of the conspiracy against the country.
"Only five killers of Bangabandhu were hanged but we are yet to get the justice for the killing of four national leaders and intellectuals and the carnage of August 21 in 2004”, said Porf Anwar adding there will be recurrence of such incident if we do not try all these criminals.
Prof Anwar said the Awami League went against the ideal of Bangabandhu as the party itself made coalition with a religion based political party Khelafat Majlis in 2006.
Sector Commander Maj Gen (retd) KM Shafiullah and Columnist Syed Abul Maksud Ahmed also spoke while convener of the platform Ajoy Roy presided over the programme.
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