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Download PDF Hundreds of people from all walks of life formed a human chain on Dhaka University campus yesterday, the Victory Day, demanding trial of the war criminals.
The human chain stretched from the university’s Central Library to Shahbagh intersection.
Most of the participants, largely university students, were in green and red symbolising the national flag. Some of them put on black T-shirts imprinted with the slogan “try the war criminals.”
Many people who came to visit the university campus on the Victory Day joined the human chain spontaneously.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation War Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khondkar, Sector Commanders Lt Gen (retd) Mir Shawkat Ali Bir Uttam, Maj Gen (retd) KM Shafiullah Bir Uttam, Major General (retd) CR Dutta Bir Uttam, former army chief and Coordinator of Sector Commanders’ Forum Lt Gen (retd) M Harun-or-Rashid, and Convener of the war crime fact-finding committee MA Hasan also joined the human chain.
Some foreigners also joined the programme. Japanese citizen Jeong-Sug, working as a volunteer in Bangladesh, said she saw the participants holding banners demanding trial of the war criminals and joined the human chain to express solidarity with them.
University students in cooperation with the left-leaning student organisations organised the programme.
Another group of students placed a monument named “Razakar-Ghrina-Stambha” in front of DU Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) to express hatred towards the war criminals. Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khondkar inaugurated the monument at around 3:00pm.
Different organisations organised programmes to celebrate the Victory Day. Charon Sangskritik Kendra organised a photography exhibition on Liberation War at the university’s Teacher-Student Centre (TSC).
Besides, different organisations organised blood donation programme at the TSC.
Earlier, DU teachers placed floral wreaths at the national memorial at Savar in the morning.
Meanwhile, hundreds of freedom fighters took “oath” at ‘Shikha Chironton’ at Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday to resist the anti-liberation war forces.
They demanded trial of the war criminals and promised to build a country free from Razakar and Al Badr who sided with the Pakistani occupation forces.
The freedom fighters said they did not fight for the present Bangladesh where the war criminals dare to talk against the country’s liberation war.
Muktijoddha Oikya Parishad, a platform of the organisations of freedom fighters, including Muktijoddha Sanghati Parishad, Muktijoddha Somonnoy Parishad, Muktijoddha Nou-Commando Association, Muktijoddha Sangram Parishad, Mohila Muktijoddha Sangsad, Muktijoddha Ainjibi Parishad, Muktijoddha Smriti Rokkha Parishad and Bangladesh Muktijoddha Foundation, arranged the “oath” taking.
Freedom fighters carrying national flag, banners and placards thronged Suhrawardy Udyan at about 12:00 noon and placed wreaths at the Shikha Chironton. Several social organisations also placed wreaths.
They stood in silence for two minutes to show respect to the liberation war heroes.
The freedom fighters said they would eliminate Razakar and Al Badr from the country so that they don’t dare to talk against the liberation war.
“If needed, we will sacrifice our lives to get rid of the anti-liberation war elements,” they added.
Col (retd) Shawkat Ali, chief of Muktijoddha Sanghati Parishad, conducted the oath-taking ceremony.
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