BDR mutiny: Credible independent public enquiry demanded
Speakers at a seminar in London demanded a credible independent public enquiry into the BDR mutiny that left 74 people including 57 valiant army officials to find out the real perpetrators, their masterminds and accomplices for the sake of justice and national unity.
The seminar on "The Peelkhana Tragedy: Bangladesh and Regional Perspectives" held on Saturday at Devanant Centre, London paid rich tributes to the BDR martyrs in the massacre on February 25-26 last year at the BDR Headquarters.
The speakers observed that the Peelkhana massacre was the outcome of a long and deep-rooted conspiracy and that there is a mystery shrouding the background of Peelkhana carnage. They expressed their anger and frustration that the nation lost 57 valiant officers and somehow, people of Bangladesh are yet to know the entire truth.
It was felt that a great injustice had been done to the family members and orphans of the fallen victims in the name of politics. If not addressed honestly and fairly and if kept under the carpet, this tragedy will result in greater carnage, said a speaker.
The meeting rejected Anisuzzaman Khan's enquiry report because of its inadequacy and failure to pinpoint the real culprits, condemned the government's delayed actions and atempts at cover-up.
The meeting asserted that justice delayed is justice denied. It warned the Government that failure to deliver justice will bring about lurking danger to the country's democracy and freedom and that the government will ignore this warning only at a great risk of yet another violent breakout, said a press release
The speakers alleged that the government was collaborating with a foreign power in dismantling the patriotic forces in the Army, civil administration and political parties.They condemned the recent intrusion of India's Border Security Forces (BSF) into Bangladesh territory in Sylhet 'by force' as mentioned by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) chief Major General Mainul Islam despite the so-called 'understanding reached.'
The speakers also condemned sponsorship of armed insurgencies in the Chitagong Hill Tracts by a foreign power and its worldwide anti-Bangladesh propaganda in a conspiracy to sever the region from Bangladesh. They condemned the foreign power's atempts at land grabbing, creating destabilisation in the border region, and killing and harassing innocent Bangladesh citizens.
Presided over by Dr. K M A Malik, former teacher of Dhaka University and Cardiff University, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by Dr. Hasanat M Husain, Convenor of Voice for Justice World Forum, Barrister Nazir Ahmed, Chair of Justice for Bangladesh, journalist Shamsul Alam Liton, political analyst Zoglul Husain, Ferdous Rahman, Major (Retd) Faruk Ahmed, K M Abu Taher Chowdhury, Monwar Badruddoza, Barrister Nazrul Islam, Chowdhury M Faruk, Dr Kamrul Hasan, Syed Mustak Ahmed, Mirza Zillur Rahman, Moulana Rafiq Ahmed Rafiq, Dr. A Mumin Chowdhury, Oliur Rahman, Mufti Noman Siddiqui, Towhidul Karim Mujahid, Anwar Ahmad, Motinuddin Afzal, Mohiuddin Ahmed, Ahmed Azad, Dr Khurshed Alam, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury and Liakat Ali.
The seminar on "The Peelkhana Tragedy: Bangladesh and Regional Perspectives" held on Saturday at Devanant Centre, London paid rich tributes to the BDR martyrs in the massacre on February 25-26 last year at the BDR Headquarters.
The speakers observed that the Peelkhana massacre was the outcome of a long and deep-rooted conspiracy and that there is a mystery shrouding the background of Peelkhana carnage. They expressed their anger and frustration that the nation lost 57 valiant officers and somehow, people of Bangladesh are yet to know the entire truth.
It was felt that a great injustice had been done to the family members and orphans of the fallen victims in the name of politics. If not addressed honestly and fairly and if kept under the carpet, this tragedy will result in greater carnage, said a speaker.
The meeting rejected Anisuzzaman Khan's enquiry report because of its inadequacy and failure to pinpoint the real culprits, condemned the government's delayed actions and atempts at cover-up.
The meeting asserted that justice delayed is justice denied. It warned the Government that failure to deliver justice will bring about lurking danger to the country's democracy and freedom and that the government will ignore this warning only at a great risk of yet another violent breakout, said a press release
The speakers alleged that the government was collaborating with a foreign power in dismantling the patriotic forces in the Army, civil administration and political parties.They condemned the recent intrusion of India's Border Security Forces (BSF) into Bangladesh territory in Sylhet 'by force' as mentioned by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) chief Major General Mainul Islam despite the so-called 'understanding reached.'
The speakers also condemned sponsorship of armed insurgencies in the Chitagong Hill Tracts by a foreign power and its worldwide anti-Bangladesh propaganda in a conspiracy to sever the region from Bangladesh. They condemned the foreign power's atempts at land grabbing, creating destabilisation in the border region, and killing and harassing innocent Bangladesh citizens.
Presided over by Dr. K M A Malik, former teacher of Dhaka University and Cardiff University, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by Dr. Hasanat M Husain, Convenor of Voice for Justice World Forum, Barrister Nazir Ahmed, Chair of Justice for Bangladesh, journalist Shamsul Alam Liton, political analyst Zoglul Husain, Ferdous Rahman, Major (Retd) Faruk Ahmed, K M Abu Taher Chowdhury, Monwar Badruddoza, Barrister Nazrul Islam, Chowdhury M Faruk, Dr Kamrul Hasan, Syed Mustak Ahmed, Mirza Zillur Rahman, Moulana Rafiq Ahmed Rafiq, Dr. A Mumin Chowdhury, Oliur Rahman, Mufti Noman Siddiqui, Towhidul Karim Mujahid, Anwar Ahmad, Motinuddin Afzal, Mohiuddin Ahmed, Ahmed Azad, Dr Khurshed Alam, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury and Liakat Ali.
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