PW accuses Azharul for Rangpur genocide in 1971

A Liberation War hero prosecution witness, who had seen from a bush the genocide at Jharuarbeel, perpetrated by the Pakistan occupation forces in collaboration with then Rangpur Al Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam and his cohorts, told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the horrifying massacre that affected six villages in Ramnathpur union of Badarganj on April 17, 1971.
“I had seen Azharul wearing white shirt and trouser during the massacre,” recalled PW-4 M Meser Uddin, while testifying against Azharul, now a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Meser, also a retired teacher of Badarganj Degree College, told the tribunal that the perpetrators had fired gunshots like that of killing birds and gunned down over 1200 people, mostly of the Hindu community, according to a news agency.