No hope for justice

Voicing strong resentment over the investigation into the killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, his family members yesterday said they have lost hope in getting justice under this government.
Dr Reza Kibria, son of AMS Kibria, said they would wait for the next government to take further step regarding investigation into the case. He also rejected both the charge sheet and supplementary charge sheet in the murder case.
"Filing a charge sheet against one truck driver and few low level members of the opposition party does not render true justice to a man who spent his life serving the Awami League,” he said.
"We want a complete and fair trial," he said adding, “We want to know who were the masterminds behind the killing and reason behind it".
He alleged the government did not give utmost importance to his father's murder.
Dr Reza was addressing a memorial meeting at Bangladesh National Museum in the capital. Bangladesh Foundation for Development Research organised the meeting marking the eighth death anniversary of AMS Kibria.
On January 27, 2005, Kibria and four others were killed in a grenade attack at a public meeting on Baidder Bazaar Primary School premises at Baidderbazar of Habiganj Sadar upazila.
Kibria's family members allege that the real culprits are yet to be arrested as the investigators submitted "flawed" charge sheets.
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir said, "Relatives of Shah AMS Kibria raised objection against a portion of the probe report (regarding his killing incident) which was submitted to the court and that portion will be reinvestigated afresh."
He told a function at Police Staff College in the capital's Mirpur yesterday.
Meanwhile, Bangabandhu Shangskritik Jote and Awami League leaders including Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and Joint General Secretary Mahabub-Ul-Alam Hanif paid tribute to Kibria by placing wreaths on his grave at Banani Graveyard in the capital.