SCF accuses govt of not trying war criminals
Saturday, 8 November 2008
The 1971 war commanders have accused the interim government of not trying the war criminals despite having all opportunities, reports bdnews24.com.
"We have been building up public opinion in favour of the trial of war criminals. But the present government despite having all scope did not start trial of war criminals. It is very sad. We are frustrated at it," Bangladesh Liberation War Sector Commaders Forum (SCF) president Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandker said.
He was speaking at a poster and cartoon exhibition organised to demand the trial of the war criminals" at Rabindra Sarobar Friday.
"We had urged the chief election commission not to give registration to Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party. But Jamaat has been given registration," Khandker, deputy chief of the liberation forces in the 1971 war, said.
"We will ask the people throughout the country not to vote for Jamaat candidates. Whereever they contest we will urge the people not to vote for them."
"As per Constitution, trial of the war criminal is possible under the existing laws of the country. The UN secretary general during his visit to Bangladesh also assured his cooperation on the issue.
"Even so the government did not take initiative. In such a situation we leave the task of trying the war criminals to the young generation."
Liberation war sector commanders CR Dutta, Abu Osman Chowdhury and former army chiefs AKM Shafiullah and Harunur Rashid were present.
Some 40 paintings and cartoons selected among 200 submitted from across the country were displayed. The exhibition will continue for two days.
Shibananda Adhikary Biplob won the first prize in the competition. Second and third prizes went to Rajib Dutta and Syed Md Sohrab Jahan. The first prize winner will receive a cash prize of Tk 15,000 while the second and third prize winners will get Tk 10,000 and Tk 5,000.
The paintings depicted the real faces of the identified war criminals.
Painter and cartoonist Rafiqunnabi was the chairman of the judges' committee that included Moniruzzaman, Abul Barak Alvi, Nesar Hossain and Shishir Bhattacharya.
"We have been building up public opinion in favour of the trial of war criminals. But the present government despite having all scope did not start trial of war criminals. It is very sad. We are frustrated at it," Bangladesh Liberation War Sector Commaders Forum (SCF) president Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandker said.
He was speaking at a poster and cartoon exhibition organised to demand the trial of the war criminals" at Rabindra Sarobar Friday.
"We had urged the chief election commission not to give registration to Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party. But Jamaat has been given registration," Khandker, deputy chief of the liberation forces in the 1971 war, said.
"We will ask the people throughout the country not to vote for Jamaat candidates. Whereever they contest we will urge the people not to vote for them."
"As per Constitution, trial of the war criminal is possible under the existing laws of the country. The UN secretary general during his visit to Bangladesh also assured his cooperation on the issue.
"Even so the government did not take initiative. In such a situation we leave the task of trying the war criminals to the young generation."
Liberation war sector commanders CR Dutta, Abu Osman Chowdhury and former army chiefs AKM Shafiullah and Harunur Rashid were present.
Some 40 paintings and cartoons selected among 200 submitted from across the country were displayed. The exhibition will continue for two days.
Shibananda Adhikary Biplob won the first prize in the competition. Second and third prizes went to Rajib Dutta and Syed Md Sohrab Jahan. The first prize winner will receive a cash prize of Tk 15,000 while the second and third prize winners will get Tk 10,000 and Tk 5,000.
The paintings depicted the real faces of the identified war criminals.
Painter and cartoonist Rafiqunnabi was the chairman of the judges' committee that included Moniruzzaman, Abul Barak Alvi, Nesar Hossain and Shishir Bhattacharya.