Jamaat yet to disclose its 5 war heroes

Jamaat-e-Islami is yet to disclose the names of five “brave freedom fighters” whom it was supposed to honour for their important roles in the Liberation War in line with its announcement on December 6.
Party's Dhaka city unit on December 6 in a press release declared various programmes on the occasions of Martyred Intellectuals Day and Victory Day.
The release said the party would give honour to some freedom fighters for their “important roles in the Liberation War” on December 20.
Several top leaders of the party in the last week told The Daily Star that they don't know the names of the freedom fighters to be honoured by Jamaat and advised this correspondent to contact the party's other leaders.
Jamaat-e-Islami that opposed the Liberation War and labelled freedom fighters as "traitors, agent of India and enemy of Islam” on the occasion of Victory Day this year took elaborate programmes.
Meanwhile, Jamaat's announcement of honouring freedom fighters drew strong protests in some parts of the country including Dupchachia upazila in Bogra, Barisal, Natore and Faridpur. Freedom fighters in those areas vowed to foil any such activities of Jamaat.
Party's publicity secretary Tasneem Alam for the last couple of days kept saying that he didn't know about the names of the freedom fighters and advised this correspondent to talk to the party's city unit leaders.
Contacted, party's Dhaka city Ameer (chief) Muhammad Rafiqul Islam Khan said the same thing.
AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, a lawmaker and party's Dhaka city unit secretary, on December 14 told The Daily Star, “It is Jatiya Muktijoddha Parishad that is organising the programme; please contact them,” he suggested.
This correspondent tried several times to contact Muslem Uddin, president of Muktijoddha Parishad, a Jamaat affiliated organisation, but his mobile phone (given by Jamaat central office) was found switched off.
Mohammad Iqbal, general secretary of the organisation, said, “Believe me or not, I really don't know about the matter. I have been sick for the last couple of days.”