Try war criminals
Processions, rallies in districts demand
Activists of Awami League and its associate organisations at a programme at Muktamancha in Khagrachhari Sadar upazila pledge to continue movement until completion of the trial of war criminals, Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Bogra district command forms a human chain in the town demanding early trial of the war criminals and Pabna district unit command of the organisation brings out a procession in the town demanding the same. Similar programmes were held in other districts across the country. Photo: STAR
Freedom fighters and pro- liberation organisations held rallies, processions and blocked roads in different districts across the country yesterday demanding immediate trial of war criminals. Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Pabna district unit took out a procession in the town at noon. After parading the main streets, the processionists held a rally in front of the local Muktijoddha Shangsad office with district commander Habibur Rahman Habib in the chair, according to our correspondent. Addressing the rally, the speakers demanded immediate arrest and trial of the war criminals. They urged the government to bring arrested Jammat leaders Nizami, Mojahid and Sayedee under trial as they directly helped Pakistani occupation forces carry out massacre and other criminal acts against humanity in 1971. The rally was addressed, among others, by District unit deputy commander Abdul Latif Salim, freedom fighter Rejaul Karim Reza, and Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee Pabna unit Convenor Abdur Rashid Rasu. In Chapainawabganj, Freedom fighters brought a procession and staged a rally in the district town in the morning demanding trial of the anti-liberation elements and ban on Jamaat-Shibir politics, reports our correspondent. Addressing a rally in front of Shaheed Satu Hall, Muktijoddha Sangsad district unit commander Golam Rabbani and freedom fighters Mansur Uddin and Moniruzzaman Monir alleged Jamaat-Shibir men are conspiring to destabilise the country so that the government cannot try the war criminals. The demanded immediate trial of war criminals including Jamaat leaders Nizami, Mojahid and Sayedee. They urged the government to take actions against Jamaat-Shibir men as they are trying to create chaos in the country in the name of demonstrations. Our Khagrachhari correspondent reported that local Awami League leaders and freedom fighters demanded that the government start immediate trial of war criminals including the three top arrested Jamaat leaders. The demand came from a rally held in Muktomancha area under Sadar upazila at noon. Hundreds of the ruling party men and freedom fighters took oath to continue their agitation until the war criminals are punished. District Awami League Senior Vice-President Mohammad Sahab Uddin Mia conducted the oath-taking programme. District Awami League acting Secretary Chaitho Aung Marma, Vice President Kalayan Mitra Barua, Joint Secretary SM Shafi and some freedom fighters spoke. In Narsingdi, Freedom fighters blocked Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Velanagar at around 11:00am demanding trial of war criminals. Led by district commander Motalib Pathan, freedom fighters blocked the road, disrupting traffic for half an hour. Later, they held a rally in front of the deputy commissioner's office demanding trial of the collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces including three top arrested Jamaat leaders, says a correspondent. Our Manikganj correspondent adds: District Muktijoddha Command Council brought out a procession in the town at around 11:00am to press the demand for immediate trial of war criminals. The freedom fighters, carrying placards and banners, paraded different streets. They chanted slogans demanding exemplary punishment to the collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces. Later, they staged a rally on the premises of district Bar Association's office with district commander Moslem Uddin Khan Habu Mia in the chair.
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