Bangabandhu murder: "Mastermind Zia's name not included in charge sheet"

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Adv SM Rezaul Karim today (August 27, 2022) said only a part of the trial of the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members was held, as many of the mastermind and beneficiaries are still now moving freely.

"Complete justice was not delivered to the Bangabandhu murder case. Ziaur Rahman, who was the principal mastermind of the killing was not implicated in the charge sheet. It should be mentioned in the charge sheet that he was not implicated as he was already dead. There is scope under Section 173(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to submit a supplementary charge sheet implicating the masterminds, conspirators and beneficiaries of Bangabandhu murder case to the court," he said.

The minister was addressing a discussion as a special guest organised on the occasion of National Mourning Day. Pirojpur Zila Samity organised the event at the Supreme Court Bar Association auditorium.

Ziaur Rahman had held a meeting with the killers of Bangabandhu on March 20 in 1975. He even released all the killers of Bangabandhu and four national leaders from jail on December 31, 1975, said Rezaul.

"Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khaleda Zia had rehabilitated the killers," he added.

Awami League Advisory Council member Amir Hossain Amu was the chief chief guest at the event.

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju and Lawmaker Rustam Ali Farazee spoke at the programme, among others.