Discussion on 1971 genocide held at EWU
A discussion titled "Declare 1971 Killings as Genocide" was held at Manzur Elahi auditorium of East West University (EWU) yesterday, said a press release.
The speakers at the programme demanded that the massacre committed by the Pakistani forces in Bangladesh in 1971 be declared as genocide by the United Nations.
Mofidul Haque, trustee of Liberation War Museum; Prof Imtiaz Ahmed, director of Center for Genocide Studies of Dhaka University; Prof MM Shahidul Hassan, vice chancellor of EWU; and Prof Mohammed Farashuddin, former PS to Bangabandhu and chief adviser of EWU, spoke at the discussion.
The speakers urged the new generation to speak out through more research and writings to achieve that acknowledgement.
Documentaries on the Liberation War "Stop Genocide" and "Janajudda 71" were screened at the event. Apart from this, patriotic music performed by the EWU students. University faculty members, officials, staff and students participated in the event.
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