In Memory of the Martyrs of Prison Massacar, 1950

Dhaka.24 April 2009

THE SAME RULING CLASS STILL CONTINUE KILLING, TERROR AND BRUTAL REPRESSION-Manzur

Manzurul Ahsan Khan, President Communist Party of Bangladesh said, the ruling class which was responsible for the prison massacar 59 years back still continues in power and perpetrate murder, terror and brutal repression, trampling democracy and fundamental human rights. Unless the ruling plundering bourgeois backed by imperialist is replaced by a broad alliance of Workers, peasants, radical middle strata, truly democratic and patriotic forces a stable democracy; secularism and independence of the country cannot be assured. He called upon communist and left-democratic forces to unite and build up an alternative capable of liberating the country from imperialism intrigue and hegemony, communal and fundamentalist terror, plunder and exploitation.

The CPB President was speaking at a memorial meeting organized by the party at the Central office in the afternoon today 24th April 2009 to pay homage to 7 martyr comrades who were brutally killed by police in Rajshahi Prison Ward popularly called ‘Khapra Ward’ on this day of 1950 at the orders of the Pakistan Government at that time Comrade Kamparm Singh, Delwar, Sudhir Dhar, Hanif, Bijon Sen, Sukhendra and Anwar Hossain were killed by random police firing in the locked up ward and many were injured. The comrades who died were outstanding leaders of Workers, peasants, students and popular movements fighting for peoples cause, democracy and against communalism and human rights violation.
Manzur said the same ruling continues with different face and bluff the people in the name of democracy and development.

The Jail Killings of 1975 and murder massacar, repression and brutalities which are being carried out in various forms even now prove that the rulers and exploiters did not change. The heroic martyrs of 1950 will inspire our party to fight with courage and dedication for the emancipation of people and for a truly democratic society and development for common masses. Press release 24.04.09