Freedom fighters to publish war criminals list ahead of vote
Sunday, 14 December 2008
An organisation of freedom fighters has said that it will publish a list of 600 people charged with war crimes following the war of independence, within days, reports bdnews24.com.
"We will make public a list of 600 people, against whom cases were filed in 1973-74 on charges of war crimes in a week," SM Jahangir Alam of the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad told a press conference Saturday.
"If there is not time to hold a press conference we will deliver the list directly to the media," he said, adding that he had the necessary case documents in his possession.
He asked his countrymen not to cast a single vote for war criminals in the upcoming general election.
He also lauded Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, on behalf of freedom fighters, on the pledges of her party to try war criminals and create scope for children of freedom fighters.
He said the freedom fighters would launch a campaign on Dec 16 across the country asking people not to vote into power the war criminals and "tyrants during the past four-party alliance government".
UNB adds: Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday said the government gives unreserved recognition and importance to the sacrifice and contribution of freedom fighters (FFs).
"The freedom fighters are the most important persons of the country who made immense contribution to the country's Liberation War and independence," he said.
He made the remarks when a delegation of Bangladesh Jatiya Khetabprapto, Juddhahoto Muktijoddha and Shaheed Paribar Kalyan Parishad Saturday met CA Fakhruddin Ahmed at his office and discussed some of their welfare matters.
Led by council chairman Hemayetuddin Bir Bikram, the delegation raised the matters like introducing ration at fair price for them and their housing facilities.
The CA gave a patient hearing to them and said the government would look into their problems.
Fakhruddin said the present caretaker government (CG) gave special focus on FFs, war-wounded FFs and martyred freedom fighters' families in the last two national budgets.
The amount of monthly allowance for FFs has been increased to Tk 900 from Tk 300 by the CG, he mentioned.
CA's Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim briefed newsmen about the meet.
"We will make public a list of 600 people, against whom cases were filed in 1973-74 on charges of war crimes in a week," SM Jahangir Alam of the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad told a press conference Saturday.
"If there is not time to hold a press conference we will deliver the list directly to the media," he said, adding that he had the necessary case documents in his possession.
He asked his countrymen not to cast a single vote for war criminals in the upcoming general election.
He also lauded Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, on behalf of freedom fighters, on the pledges of her party to try war criminals and create scope for children of freedom fighters.
He said the freedom fighters would launch a campaign on Dec 16 across the country asking people not to vote into power the war criminals and "tyrants during the past four-party alliance government".
UNB adds: Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday said the government gives unreserved recognition and importance to the sacrifice and contribution of freedom fighters (FFs).
"The freedom fighters are the most important persons of the country who made immense contribution to the country's Liberation War and independence," he said.
He made the remarks when a delegation of Bangladesh Jatiya Khetabprapto, Juddhahoto Muktijoddha and Shaheed Paribar Kalyan Parishad Saturday met CA Fakhruddin Ahmed at his office and discussed some of their welfare matters.
Led by council chairman Hemayetuddin Bir Bikram, the delegation raised the matters like introducing ration at fair price for them and their housing facilities.
The CA gave a patient hearing to them and said the government would look into their problems.
Fakhruddin said the present caretaker government (CG) gave special focus on FFs, war-wounded FFs and martyred freedom fighters' families in the last two national budgets.
The amount of monthly allowance for FFs has been increased to Tk 900 from Tk 300 by the CG, he mentioned.
CA's Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim briefed newsmen about the meet.