Freedom fighters demand arrest, punishment of Sajjad's killers
Several hundred freedom fighters at Godagari in Rajshahi district yesterday demanded immediate arrest and punishment to killers of freedom fighter Sajjad Hossain.
They demanded this at a protest meeting held at Godagari Central Shaheed Minar. Godagari upazila unit of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad organised the meeting.
Godagari Muktijoddha Sangsad commander Moniur Rahman Montu presided while it was attended by former Rajshahi district commander of freedom fighters Saidur Rahman as chief guest.
Freedom fighter Sajjad was beaten to death by identified cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir while distributing Jakaat and Fitra among poor people on October 5. He fell in wrath of Jamaat-Shibir cadres for not donating the money to an institution run by Jamaat-Shibir men.
Expressing deep concern over inaction of police during murder, freedom fighters alleged that Jammat-Shibir men hatched a fresh conspiracy against Bangladesh as well as freedom fighters.
They said the anti-liberation forces took a plan to kill freedom fighters across the country. They urged all progressive forces to get united demanding trial of war criminals.
Jammat-Shibir men are engaged in a false propaganda to protect the actual killers, the alleged. They warned of a tougher agitation with general people if the killers are not punished.
Among others, leaders of Rajshahi district unit of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Mahtab Uddin, Farhad Ali Mia, Moniruzzman, Alkas and Abdul Khalek addressed.
Later, freedom fighters met Godagari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sarwar Murshad Chowdhury at his office to submit a memorandum containing their demand.
Rajshahi University unit of Amra Muktijoddhar Santan, a platform of children of freedom fighters also demanded immediate arrest and punishment to Sajjad's killers and immediate trail of war criminals.
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