Movement to continue till war criminals' trial starts: Khandakar 
Fri, Mar 21st, 2008 12:43 pm BdST
Dhaka, March 21 (bdnews24.com)—The Sector Commanders Forum Friday demanded initiation of the process of holding trial of war criminals.
The demand was voiced by the SCF chairman retired Air Vice Marshal AK Khandakar at the outset of the national convention being held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre.
He said,"People of Bangladesh must hold the trial of the war criminals as soon as possible, because we'll not call off this movement till the trials are held on this independent Bangladesh's soils."
The convention kicked off at 9:30 am with the participation of about 1,500 delegates including the Liberation War sector commanders, freedom fighters from home and abroad, intellectuals, teachers, students, civil society representatives and professionals.
At the very outset, the delegates observed a minute's silence in remembrance of the martyred freedom fighters, which was followed by rendition of the national anthem. Then excerpts from the holy Quorun, the Geeta, the Bible and the Tripitaka were read out and Allah's blessings were sought on the occasion of the Eid-e-Miladunnabi.
On the main dais were seated Justice Habibur Rahman,former chief adviser, caretaker government, professor Anisuzzaman, professor Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, SCF chairperson AK Khandakar, sector commander retired Maj Gen KM Shafiullah, retired Lt Gen Mir Shawkat Ali and retired Maj Gen CR Dutta.
The politicians present on the occasion included Tofail Ahmed of Awami League, Suranjit Sengupta, Rashed Khan Mennon of Workers Party, Dilip Barua from Shammyobadi Dal, Hasanul Haque Inu of JSD and other eminent personalities like Birsreshthho Motiur Rahman's wife Mili Rahman.
On the occasion, police security in and around the BCFCC has been stepped up and the whole area wears festive looks as national flags and colourful banners and festoons adorn all its facades and corners.
In his opening speech, Khandakar said regretfully,"No government has so far taken any punitive steps against the war criminals. As they remained unpunished, offenders from subsequent generations tended to be compulsively delinquents, defying all social and legal barriers."
He said,"The war criminals' trials should be held as soon as possible to ensure justice and holding free and fair national polls. The nation today seems united on barring the war criminals from all elections."
Urging all to join hands in the streets voicing demands of holding the war criminals' trials, Khandakar said,"We must succeed in doing what we now profess to accomplish so many years after the war."
Former army chief Lt Gen (retired) Harun-Ur-Rashid said,"Nations all around us are at this moment trying war criminals in at least 31 places all over the world. We must be able to accomplish it too, or all our anti-graft work and words will seem futile and hollow."
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