Gonojagoron Mancha wants arrest of killers

A faction of Gonojagoron Mancha arranged a cultural rally in the capital's Shahbagh yesterday demanding arrest and exemplary punishment for culprits behind the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and attacks on three people.

Demanding immediate execution of war crimes convicts Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, the mancha's spokesperson Imran H Sarker said if they are hanged then all secret killings would stop. He urged the government to complete trials of all the war criminals.

Later, the mancha activists brought out a protest procession that paraded important points of the Shahbagh.

Earlier, Gonotantrik Jubo Forum, Pahari Chhatra Parishad and Hill Women's Federation organised programmes with the same demand.

In twin attacks on October 31, Jagriti publishing house owner Faisal Arefin Dipan was hacked to death, while Shuddhwashawr owner Ahmedur Rashid Tutul and bloggers Tareque Rahim and Ranadipam Basu were injured.