Try war criminals under special tribunal
Speakers say at FFs' reception in Rajshahi
Speakers at a reception to freedom fighters yesterday demanded trial of war criminals to establish rule of law in the country and fulfil the dreams of martyrs.
The war criminals should be tried in a special tribunal, they said, adding that many countries brought the war criminals under trial after forming special tribunals.
Muktijoddha Sontan Command (a platform of the children of freedom fighters) of Rajshahi University unit accorded the reception and awarded 'Freedom Fighter Award-2008' to 28 freedom fighters in Rajshahi city and Rajshahi University campus at Kazi Nazrul Islam auditorium yesterday.
The war criminals should be brought under trial for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, speakers said, adding that dreams of freedom fighters are yet to be materialised while no political government in the past took any step for trial of war criminals.
Speakers urged the chief adviser to ensure and preserve freedom fighters' quota in all job sectors, including government service and higher educational institutions.
They urged the government to form a special tribunal for trial of the war criminals and barring the war criminals from general elections.
They urged the government to take necessary steps for rehabilitation of freedom fighters and ensure their respect.
Several hundred people including teachers and students of Rajshahi University and other educational institutions, freedom fighters and family members of the martyred were present at the reception programme.
The award recipients are -- RU teachers Prof Abbas Ali, Prof Moloy Kumar, RU staff Ershed Ali, Rafiqul Islam, Azizul Haque, Golam Nabi, Motiar Rahman, Shahidullah Chali, Golam Kibria, Ilias Hossain, Moslem Uddin, Inal Ali, Sham Mohammad, Fazlul Haque, Azhar Ali, Jahangir Alam, Bodrul Alam, Abdus Samad, Shahidul Islam, Abdul Hannan, Shahabuddin Sarker, Shahidulla, Tajemul Haque, Golam Mostofa, Lutfor Rahman, Abul Kalam Azad, former district commander Shafiqur Rahman Raja and divisional Muktijodha coordinator Abdul Malek Chowdhury.
Brig Gen (retd) Giass Uddin Ahmed (Bir Bikram) handed over crests to the valiant freedom fighters.
Brig Gen (retd) Gias Uddin Ahmed (Bir Bikram) was present as the chief guest while Prof Shamsul Alam (Bir Bikram), department of geography and environment science of RU, captain (retd) AB Tajul Islam, convener of Muktijoddha Projonmo, Rezaun Nabi Dudu, acting mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation, Nazrul Islam Khoka, district commander of Muktijoddha Sangsad, Nur Hamim Rezvi, (Bir Pratik) Rajshahi city commander of Muktijoddha Sangsad, and Abul Kalam Azad, RU unit member, were present as special guests.
Mehedi Hassan, convener of Muktijoddha Projonmo, was present as the main speaker while Masud Rana, convener of Muktijoddha Sontan RU Command presided over the reception programme.
Later freshers' reception and cultural programme was held at the same venue.
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