*The Trial We are Waiting For*
*Julfikar Ali Manik*
Photos: *Zahedul I Khan*
When Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina announced her election manifesto in a
jam-packed hall room on December 12, everyone was listening with rapt
attention. Suddenly her supporters gave a huge round of applause breaking
the silence. The jubilant applause was a clear message to Hasina, other
politicians, foreign diplomats and journalists in the air-conditioned hall
room of a five star hotel where the announcement had been made: even after
37 years people are highly emotional about this long-standing issue.
Hasina's election pledge about trying war crimes has uplifted the spirits of
not only the party workers, but has given hope to the entire nation despite
its growing disillusionment from past experience of successive governments
including the AL's, of ignoring this popular demand. Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman's government had initiated the trial of the war criminals but
could not continue due to the horrific events of 1975. The onus had been on
all the governments that followed, some of which assumed power
illegitimately or legitimately. Sadly, even the elected governments did not
make the trial of war criminals a priority.....
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MMR Jalal.
"Pheeray Dekhun Ekattor. Ghuray Darak Bangladesh."
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