BD Government to seek Evidence from Pakistan and USA - War Crime 1971
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I know a lot of people talked about it and something had a very strong support as well, but the initiative should come not from the victim side for obvious reason.
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I would like to see the end of it once for all. Awami always been keeping this issue alive for political purpose when majority of the people wants to move on. There are so many other problems need serious attention yet a dead issue that already been settle resurfacing again which can ultimately lead to some kind of civil war.
It's also possible that BD may just get isolated from Islamic world...................
It's also possible that BD may just get isolated from Islamic world...................
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No more 70's bro... It is already consulted with major players...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
War Crime
Govt to follow trial procedures abroad
High-level meeting today to select prosecutor, IO
M Abul Kalam Azad and Hasan Jahid Tusher
The government would follow the procedures of already held trials of various war crimes committed in different countries and incorporate some of the good sides while trying the 1971 war criminals, officials say.
The law ministry, which is going to take the lead in this regard, will also go through the tribunals, under which some of the war criminals have been tried and some are underway to make the 1971 war crimes trial fair and acceptable.
An investigation team headed by a senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) official will be formed soon to launch a probe into the genocide committed during the Liberation War in 1971 and detect those who were involved in murders, plundering, rape and arsons.
The investigators will include members from different law-enforcement and intelligence agencies. The people, who have been raising voices for the trial, including some prominent figures in the War Crimes Fact-finding Committee and Sector Commanders Forum might be in the team, the home ministry officials inform.
Meanwhile, an inter-ministerial committee will sit for its second meeting on war crimes trial today to take crucial decisions like appointment of a chief investigation officer (CIO) and public prosecutor (PP) and formation of tribunal.
The home ministry will deal with the first two issues and the law ministry with the third one.
Besides, the liberation war affairs ministry will assist the two ministries by providing necessary documents and evidence related to war crimes during the nine-month War of Liberation in Bangladesh in 1971.
Asked about the issues of the meeting, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder said, "We are going to discuss the process of trial at tomorrow's meeting."
"The appointment of public prosecutor will also be decided at the meeting," he told The Daily Star.
The first meeting took place on March 25 with Home Minister Sahara Khatun in the chair and ended inconclusive.
Meanwhile, the home ministry will take precautionary measures to avert any possible unrest or chaos in the country with the start of war crimes trial. "We are keeping constant vigilance so that no quarters can create any untoward incident," said the home secretary, responding to a query.
The United Nations has offered Bangladesh assistance to help trial of the war criminals. The local office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has also named four international experts with experience in war crime trials. Their profiles have been submitted to the law ministry.
The government has also taken initiatives to ask Pakistan and the US, which supported Pakistan during the Liberation War, to provide Bangladesh with particular war-related documents and evidence for the trial.
The requests are being made under the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act, 1973.
Pakistan in particular will be requested to send information regarding the Razakras [the collaborators of the erstwhile Pakistani occupation forces in Bangladesh], say the officials.
Earlier, an initiative to prosecute war criminals was called off after the 1975 bloody regime change following the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family.
Some three millions civilians were killed by the erstwhile Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators in 1971, while about 200,000 women were violated, and tens of thousands of homes were torched and plundered.
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=83376
War Crime
Govt to follow trial procedures abroad
High-level meeting today to select prosecutor, IO
M Abul Kalam Azad and Hasan Jahid Tusher
The government would follow the procedures of already held trials of various war crimes committed in different countries and incorporate some of the good sides while trying the 1971 war criminals, officials say.
The law ministry, which is going to take the lead in this regard, will also go through the tribunals, under which some of the war criminals have been tried and some are underway to make the 1971 war crimes trial fair and acceptable.
An investigation team headed by a senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) official will be formed soon to launch a probe into the genocide committed during the Liberation War in 1971 and detect those who were involved in murders, plundering, rape and arsons.
The investigators will include members from different law-enforcement and intelligence agencies. The people, who have been raising voices for the trial, including some prominent figures in the War Crimes Fact-finding Committee and Sector Commanders Forum might be in the team, the home ministry officials inform.
Meanwhile, an inter-ministerial committee will sit for its second meeting on war crimes trial today to take crucial decisions like appointment of a chief investigation officer (CIO) and public prosecutor (PP) and formation of tribunal.
The home ministry will deal with the first two issues and the law ministry with the third one.
Besides, the liberation war affairs ministry will assist the two ministries by providing necessary documents and evidence related to war crimes during the nine-month War of Liberation in Bangladesh in 1971.
Asked about the issues of the meeting, Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder said, "We are going to discuss the process of trial at tomorrow's meeting."
"The appointment of public prosecutor will also be decided at the meeting," he told The Daily Star.
The first meeting took place on March 25 with Home Minister Sahara Khatun in the chair and ended inconclusive.
Meanwhile, the home ministry will take precautionary measures to avert any possible unrest or chaos in the country with the start of war crimes trial. "We are keeping constant vigilance so that no quarters can create any untoward incident," said the home secretary, responding to a query.
The United Nations has offered Bangladesh assistance to help trial of the war criminals. The local office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has also named four international experts with experience in war crime trials. Their profiles have been submitted to the law ministry.
The government has also taken initiatives to ask Pakistan and the US, which supported Pakistan during the Liberation War, to provide Bangladesh with particular war-related documents and evidence for the trial.
The requests are being made under the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act, 1973.
Pakistan in particular will be requested to send information regarding the Razakras [the collaborators of the erstwhile Pakistani occupation forces in Bangladesh], say the officials.
Earlier, an initiative to prosecute war criminals was called off after the 1975 bloody regime change following the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family.
Some three millions civilians were killed by the erstwhile Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators in 1971, while about 200,000 women were violated, and tens of thousands of homes were torched and plundered.
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=83376
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Egyptian govt helps Israel killing Muslims in Gaza and nothing happens to them and you are so worried (or excited???...) contemplating Bangladesh would be isolated from Islamic world for trying criminals?
This dunya is truly amazing...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Killings During '71 War Of Liberation
Series of cases in five districts, 19 sued
Star National Desk
Nineteen alleged collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces have been sued for killing six people, including two freedom fighters, in Rajshahi, Netrakona, Dinajpur, Comilla and Faridpur in 1971.
In Rajshahi, two cases were filed with two separate courts here yesterday, accusing eight collaborators of killing two peopleone in Binodpur area of Rajshahi city and another in Charghat upaziladuring Liberation War in 1971, according to our staff correspondent.
Abdul Mannan Khalifa lodged a case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court against two people for killing his father Jasim Uddin Khalifa in the city's Binodpur area on November 1, 1971.
The accused are Abul Hossain and Shamsul Haque.
Another case was filed against six people with Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court by Golam Hossain, son of slain Rawshan Ali of Kaluhati village under Charghat upazila.
In the case, the complainant accused Mofizuddin, Siddikur Rahman, Khetab Uddin, Khabir Uddin, Choyen Uddin and Shahinur Rahman of Raihati village in the upazila of killing his father on May 19, 1971.
Accepting the case, both the courts asked the officers-in-charge of the police station concerned to take legal steps after proper investigation into the cases.
Our Netrakona correspondent reported that a case was filed with Judicial Magistrate's Court-1 here yesterday, accusing four people of killing a person
At Batua village under Kalmakanda upazila during Liberation War in 1971.
The accused are Ruhul Amin, 72, Majibur Rahaman, 68, Billal Hossain, 65, and Osman Gani, 60. They all hail from Batua village.
The complainant, Shamsul Haque, stated in the case statement that the accused picked up his brother-in-law Abdul Kadir from their house on September 8, 1971 killed him.
The court accepted the case and asked police station concerned to take legal steps against the accused after investigation.
A case was filed with Biral Police Station of Dinajpur district yesterday against three collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces for killing a woman at Daikatbari village in 1971, reports our correspondent.
The complainant, Mohammad Khatir Muhammad filed the case, accusing Kefar Ali, Shamser Ali and Anwar Hossain of killing his mother Meher Nargis at their house on November 1, 1971.
In Comilla, an alleged 'rajakar' commander has been sued for killing a freedom fighter in Sadar upazila on October 21, i971.
Kazi Ibrahim of South Rajapur village filed the case with Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, Comilla, yesterday, says our correspondent.
The complainant stated that 'rajakar' commander Momtaz uddin, 67, picked up freedom fighter Mujibor Rahman Khan from his house at South Rajapur village and took him to their camp at the village. Momtaz and others rajakars tortured Mujibor at the camp and then killed him
Senior Judicial Magistrate Zahir Uddin sent the case to Comilla Sadar Police Station to take necessary legal steps.
Our Faridpur correspondent adds: A case was lodged with Faridpur Judicical Magistrate Court yesterday against three alleged war criminals.
The accused are Munshi Abdur Razzak, 59, Jamir Uddin Sheikh,62, Malek Mollah, 63.
Md Torap Ali, son of martyred freedom fighter Rahamat Ali of Boalmari upazila, filed the case with the Judicial Magistrate's Court.
According to case, the complainant said the accused attacked their house during the War of Independence on 26 Bhadra 1377 ( Bangla).
He further said the accused looted valuables and killed his father.
The court asked the officer-in- Charge (OC) of Boalmari Police Station to investigate the case.
Killings During '71 War Of Liberation
Series of cases in five districts, 19 sued
Star National Desk
Nineteen alleged collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces have been sued for killing six people, including two freedom fighters, in Rajshahi, Netrakona, Dinajpur, Comilla and Faridpur in 1971.
In Rajshahi, two cases were filed with two separate courts here yesterday, accusing eight collaborators of killing two peopleone in Binodpur area of Rajshahi city and another in Charghat upaziladuring Liberation War in 1971, according to our staff correspondent.
Abdul Mannan Khalifa lodged a case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court against two people for killing his father Jasim Uddin Khalifa in the city's Binodpur area on November 1, 1971.
The accused are Abul Hossain and Shamsul Haque.
Another case was filed against six people with Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court by Golam Hossain, son of slain Rawshan Ali of Kaluhati village under Charghat upazila.
In the case, the complainant accused Mofizuddin, Siddikur Rahman, Khetab Uddin, Khabir Uddin, Choyen Uddin and Shahinur Rahman of Raihati village in the upazila of killing his father on May 19, 1971.
Accepting the case, both the courts asked the officers-in-charge of the police station concerned to take legal steps after proper investigation into the cases.
Our Netrakona correspondent reported that a case was filed with Judicial Magistrate's Court-1 here yesterday, accusing four people of killing a person
At Batua village under Kalmakanda upazila during Liberation War in 1971.
The accused are Ruhul Amin, 72, Majibur Rahaman, 68, Billal Hossain, 65, and Osman Gani, 60. They all hail from Batua village.
The complainant, Shamsul Haque, stated in the case statement that the accused picked up his brother-in-law Abdul Kadir from their house on September 8, 1971 killed him.
The court accepted the case and asked police station concerned to take legal steps against the accused after investigation.
A case was filed with Biral Police Station of Dinajpur district yesterday against three collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces for killing a woman at Daikatbari village in 1971, reports our correspondent.
The complainant, Mohammad Khatir Muhammad filed the case, accusing Kefar Ali, Shamser Ali and Anwar Hossain of killing his mother Meher Nargis at their house on November 1, 1971.
In Comilla, an alleged 'rajakar' commander has been sued for killing a freedom fighter in Sadar upazila on October 21, i971.
Kazi Ibrahim of South Rajapur village filed the case with Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, Comilla, yesterday, says our correspondent.
The complainant stated that 'rajakar' commander Momtaz uddin, 67, picked up freedom fighter Mujibor Rahman Khan from his house at South Rajapur village and took him to their camp at the village. Momtaz and others rajakars tortured Mujibor at the camp and then killed him
Senior Judicial Magistrate Zahir Uddin sent the case to Comilla Sadar Police Station to take necessary legal steps.
Our Faridpur correspondent adds: A case was lodged with Faridpur Judicical Magistrate Court yesterday against three alleged war criminals.
The accused are Munshi Abdur Razzak, 59, Jamir Uddin Sheikh,62, Malek Mollah, 63.
Md Torap Ali, son of martyred freedom fighter Rahamat Ali of Boalmari upazila, filed the case with the Judicial Magistrate's Court.
According to case, the complainant said the accused attacked their house during the War of Independence on 26 Bhadra 1377 ( Bangla).
He further said the accused looted valuables and killed his father.
The court asked the officer-in- Charge (OC) of Boalmari Police Station to investigate the case.
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OK go ahead and destroy the images of Islam in the name trial of war criminal. That is your main goal anyway. Your leader la-hasina's daughter father in law is a well known war criminal yet he is the minister of BD now. Only Maulans and Islamic minded people are war criminals and all the awami and leftist musrik are patriot citizen of BD. Yeah I see the perfect outcome of the so called trial......
Good luck and at least you have the back up from your Indian blood brothers...................
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Some of the Razakar(Pakistano Army's collaborators) confess their involvement in '71 and how the leader of Jamaat Bangladesh- Matiur Rahman Nizami helped slaying Muslims and Hindus and delivered innocent women to Pakistan Army. These are eyewitness accounts.
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Islam is not defined by Muslims. Islam is the absolute rules and if some so called "Muslims" commit crimes then it's not Islam's responsibilities. Why are you equating Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh with Islam???!!!! Since when raping and killing Muslims and religious minorities became Islam?! Come out of the box bro. I pesonally do not like those people in Bangladesh who misuse this opportunity and brands Islam with the crimes committed by Pakistani collaborators and Pakistani Army. They are everywhere. We Muslims can't talk upto them because of our own internal conflict. This conflict can not be solved as long as Muslims don't stop killing and raping Muslims. And this won't stop unless justice is done to the culprits from the past. There is order in Shariah to sentence harsh penalties for misdeeds & crimes and that is for a reason.
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Somewhere I heard 3 000 000 people were killed ,don't know the exact number. But the refugees that were in Assam told some horrible stories about the alleged genocide. My family had a big collections of magazines and news papers from those days...and how Indira Gandhi tried to suppress the upraising of Assamese people against the Bangladeshis.
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Well it might not be 3 million but around half a million.
I am from Sylhet and from former assam, so I know little bit about communal tension in Assam as aboriginal Assamese never liked Bengalis. I am glad that Sylhet got out of Assam but few district remained where Muslim did not have 51% majority. Hindus Bengalis should have supported Pakistan so that they would not have faced the violence now.
I am from Sylhet and from former assam, so I know little bit about communal tension in Assam as aboriginal Assamese never liked Bengalis. I am glad that Sylhet got out of Assam but few district remained where Muslim did not have 51% majority. Hindus Bengalis should have supported Pakistan so that they would not have faced the violence now.
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Why, to get murdered by the Pakistani Army in 1971??
Pakistan was an idea based on communalism. Entire South Assam is a Bengali area, and they have their own majority and they live peacefully with mutual respect, with us. Both Hindus and Muslims are there, not a single incident of communal violence was ever recorded within the Assamese/Bangla communities.
But Yes we do hate the Illegal Bangladeshis, which we call 'miya'. They steal and rob people and destroy forests and other natural resources. They vote as a one block, and politically rivals with us. And worse of all they,multiply as rats. Av. Assamese family have 2.3 Child, they have 5+.
It is quite reasonable for Bangladeshis(or anybody else that would face genocide in such a large extent) to look for closure. Once the criminals are brought to trial and punsihed they can get closure. Otherwise this thing will always remain for generations in the minds. Its better not to allow this to remain an open question for future generations.
