Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reaffirmed that her government will continue to try those who are believed to have committed crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
“We have tried the killers of the Bangabandhu and executed the verdict. We are doing the same in the case of war criminals and it will continue,” she told a discussion on Wednesday.
Hasina said she is ‘prepared to make any sort of sacrifice’ for the people of Bangladesh.
Recalling the 1975 assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, she said, “I know how it feels to lose your dear ones.”
A group of rogue military officers killed Bangladesh’s founding father along with his wife, three sons, two daughters-in-law and many others on Aug 15, 1975.
His daughters Prime Minister Hasina and Sheikh Rehana survived the bloodbath because they were in Europe at the time.
“I have brought justice for my slain family members and likewise, who have lost their dear ones also deserve the same.
“I will continue to bring justice for them as well and nothing can stop it from happening,” she told the discussion organised by Awami League’s student affiliate Bangladesh Chhatra League.
The process to try 1971 war criminals kicked off in 2009 after Hasina’s Awami League came to power.
Speaking at Wednesday’s discussion, she emphasised preserving the ‘true’ history of Bangladesh’s independence. “Without it, we will not exist,” she observed.
Source: Bd news24
