Govt cannot ignore demand for trial of war criminals

Language Movement veterans (from left) Protibha Mutsuddi, Dr Halima Khatun, Nazmi-ara Rubi and Abdul Matin, flanked by Khondaker Nazimuddin, vice president of Tangail Public Library, stand in silence for one minute at the library auditorium on Thursday in honour of late Language Movement hero Sofia Khan.Photo: STAR

Language Movement veteran Abdul Matin has said war criminals should be tried for killing people during the Liberation War.
This government arrested and tried many leaders of major parties including Awami League and BNP but Jamaat-e-Islami leaders are untouched though many of them were behind war crimes.
The caretaker government can not ignore the demand of people for trial of war criminals, he said while addressing a discussion meeting in memory of Language Movement veteran Sofia Khan. She died of old age complications on February 14.
Language Movement veterans Dr Halima Khatun and Protibha Mutsuddi and noted columnist Monaem Sarkar also spoke at the meeting held at Tangail Public Library auditorium Thursday evening with its vice-president Khandakar Nazim Uddin in the chair.
Abdul Matin also said the government can only try the war criminals as they did the crimes against the state.
He also spoke on other issues including price hike of essentials and corruption.
Those who want to save the country will have to fight corruption and keep prices within the buying capacity of the commonman, he said.
Among others, Language Movement veteran Nazmi-ara-Rubi, Tangail district Awami League president Shamsur Rahman Khan Shajahan, former president of district BNP Hamidul Haque Khan Mohan, principals Sekandar Hayat Khan, Shamsul Huda and Begum Shamsunnahar Shanti and poets Bulbul Khan Mahbub and Mahmud Kamal spoke at the meeting.
They said Sofia Khan dreamt of a prosperous and happy society, which is still far away.
The new generation will come up to build the country they said.