SCF Human Chains, Rallies in Districts
'Arrest war criminals, hold speedy trial'
Sector Commanders' Forum forms a human chain in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall in Barisal city, brings out a motorcycle and truck procession in Chittagong port city while artistes of Udichi join a human chain in Bogra town yesterday demanding speedy trial of the war criminals. Photo: STAR
Sector Commanders' Forum (SCF) yesterday formed human chains and held rallies in several districts across the country to press home its demand for speedy trial of the war criminals. The forum urged the government to arrest the identified war criminals as early as possible and try them for committing crimes against humanity during the country's liberation war. In Sylhet, the forum arranged a human chain programme in front of the Central Shaheed Minar in the afternoon. Members of the different political, professional and socio-cultural organisations joined the programme, reports our staff correspondent. Addressing a rally at the venue, Colonel (retired) SIM Nurunnabi, member of the Sector Commanders' Forum, said the process of trial of the war criminals was stopped after assassination of the father of the nation. We demanded that the present government start the trial as soon as possible since it was one of its election pledges, he added. Chaired by former lawmaker Enamul Haque Chowdhury, the rally was also addressed, among others, by former lawmakers Muhammad Ashraf Ali and Shah Azizur Rahman. The speakers said the crimes the war criminals committed are unprecedented in the history and that they should be tried on the soil of this land. “It isn't a matter of hostility or avenge. They should be tried for their inhuman crimes,” they added. They urged the new generation to know the true history of the country's liberation war and uphold the national culture and heritage. According to a correspondent from Barisal, local coordination committee of Sector Commanders' Forum formed a human chain and then held a rally in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall in the morning. The rally was addressed by Maj Gen (retd) M Masudur Rahman, organising secretary of SCF, Akkas Hossain, Mokhlesur Rahman, Moshiur Rahman, Zaglul Haidar Shahin and local leaders of SCF and Muktijoddha Sangsad with Sheikh Kutubuddin in the chair. The speakers said the people must know that the Liberation War was not the result of a sudden declaration by any particular person on a particular day. It was the result of a long struggle for national identity of Bangalees. 'There is no alternative to trial of war criminals to pay homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War, uphold humanity, establish rule of law, and safeguard Bangladesh's sovereignty and independence," they said. Our Jhenidah correspondent adds: Udichi Shilpi Gosthi Shailkupa upazila unit yesterday formed a human chain, brought out a procession and staged a rally at the upazila headquarters demanding immediate trial of the war criminals. Students and representatives from different political, professional and socio-cultural bodies joined the human chain in front of the local shaheed minar. They also took out a procession at the upazila headquarters and held a rally on the shaheed minar premises. Addressing the rally, the speakers urged the government to arrest the war criminals as soon as possible and bring them to justice. Shailkupa Muktijoddha Commander Rahmat Ali, CPB leader Rabiul Alam Khokon, Jhenidah district CPB Secretary Swapan Kumar, local Shailkupa Shilpakala Academy Vice-President advocate Abdul Khaleq, district AL leader advocate Ismail Hossain and upazila Parishad Vice-Chairman Jahidunnabi Kalu spoke at the rally.
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