War of Liberation
I was rather sick during the last week when a hue and cry was raised by certain groups of people. I want to believe that people laid down their lives for Bangladesh, and not for petty self-interest as claimed by some people. I want to believe the Pakistanis oppressed us for a long time and Mukti Juddho was the volcanic eruption that started much earlier.
I want to believe there were collaborators who worked against Bangladesh and some even worked to hand over Bangladeshi people to the Pakistanis.
This is my reality and I want to die with this reality.
Now, amnesty was never for everyone. The war criminals will be and ought to be weeded out like worms...Out of great magnanimity, one could forgive them only if the war criminals stoop down, cry on the feet of the families on whom they had done injustice, then perhaps they and the country may pardon them. I used to harbour these feelings but given the new twist in politics that some people have brazenly mentioned that 1971 did not happen or that there are no war criminals, I want to urge the government to form the War Criminals Tribunal. This sorry saga has to end and the perpetrators must be brought to justice. We cannot continue to teach our children and even their children lies and self-concocted stories. I want this purification process to start and it is not up to the individuals to file cases, it is the sacred duty of the government. So, my government, please act responsibly, do your God ordained duties. If you are spending millions to catch a petty thief or an accidental murderer, then you (GoB) better put your best people out to capture the War Criminals. If the Jewish State of Israel is still searching for war criminals after 70 years, we (Bangladesh) can begin our search for war criminals after 36 years.
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