'Try war criminals'

The 1971 war criminals must be tried paying no heed to the national and international evil forces, said Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon yesterday.
"There is no alternative to holding trials of war criminals in order to protect the independence and sovereignty of the country," he said, adding that a vested quarter is trying to foil the trials.
He was speaking as chief guest at a meeting organised by Dhaka city unit of Bangladesh Workers Party at its office.
Party's city unit Secretary Abul Hossain presided over the meeting, which was addressed by its leaders Nurul Hasan, Kamrul Hasan and Mostafa Alamgir Ratan.
The leaders said the organisation has launched a two-month-long campaign to realise demands that include identifying the war criminals and completing their trials fast, restoration of the 1972 constitution, banning politics of anti-liberation forces, empowerment of local governments, reducing the prices of essentials, and improving the law and order.