Time is a crucial factor in every crime. Time soothes pain and removes scars. High profile criminals become ordinary human beings and their crimes lose attention and victims become generous and forgiving. The memories of Holocaust remained a matter of great concern to the Jews because they are still afraid of annihilation by their adversaries. The Jews due to their constant fear to be overwhelmed by their mortal enemies, the Arabs, politically keep this memory of the Holocaust alive to draw world attention for support and help. The genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 and its local henchmen Jamate Islami is not a matter to be washed away by time. The long expected trial should have taken place long ago and the Awami League had two stints of power in the country to finish this trial. In the third stint of power there was promise and some movements in this respect. But politics does not have morals always. After 39 years the demand is there but will is not strong enough to conduct the trial. Late Gen.Ziaur Rahman was a freedom fighter himself but did not show any interest in matter. During the tenure of Begum Zia she herself became a company of the collaborators. We also should not forget that even Awami League itself made a political understanding with the collaborators when they had power before. The Jamate Islami has made many calculated inroads into many strategic national sectors under the umbrella of BNP and now is in a position to dictate or threaten the present government. In the present circumstances it will need tremendous audacity and will power to conduct this long awaited trial. The spectre of Islamic fundamentalism has spread its tentacles everywhere and this has gained some satanic powers to dictate some terms. The nation will be relived if the collaborators are really put into trial but how far this will happen is a matter of guess for many.
Akbar Hussain
Canada
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