WB loan cancellation foreign conspiracy
Claims a human chain
Shamprodayikota-Jongibad Birodhi Mancha forms a human chain in front of Jatiya Eidgah Maidan, near the High Court, in the capital yesterday demanding speedy trial of war criminals.Photo: STAR
Cancellation of the World Bank credit for the Padma bridge project over corruption allegations was nothing but a part of a foreign conspiracy against the ongoing war crimes trial, said speakers at a human chain yesterday. Some evil powers at home and abroad have been trying to counter the trial since its inception. The powers opined that certain aspects of International Crimes Tribunal did not meet international standards and human rights of the accused were violated, they said. The human chain was organised by Shamprodayikota-Jongibad Birodhi Mancha (anti-communalism and anti-militancy platform) in front of Jatiya Eidgah Maidan, near the High Court, in the capital. “When the Pakistani occupation army and their local collaborators killed three million innocent and unarmed people and violated women, these powers took part or silently helped them,” said Communist Party of Bangladesh President Monjurul Ahsan Khan. “They have been trying to save the collaborators since the trial's inception,” he said. Foreign powers wanted to create pressure on Bangladesh's economy and tried to corner the country diplomatically and politically. But the government did not give up on the trial and finally World Bank cancelled the loan as a part of the conspiracy, he said. They suggested that the government, if it wanted to construct the bridge, should remove some of the ministers and officials, who have been working in favour of World Bank's interests so far, from office. Workers Party of Bangladesh Politburo Member Bimol Biswas, Prof Ajoy Roy, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Presidium Member Shirin Akhter and leaders of Karmajibi Nari and Adivasi Forum also spoke at the programme.
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