Manzurul Ahsan Khan President Communist Party of Bangladesh has said that the convicted killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman hiding in other countries should be brought back immediately for implementation of court verdict. He was speaking at a meeting on 14th August organized by CPB at Muktibhaban, Dhaka on the occasion of National Mourning day which falls on 15th August. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman President of Bangladesh was brutally assassinated along with his family members on 15th August 1975.
Manzur who presided over the meeting demanded constitution of a National Commission to enquire, identify and prosecute political conspirators inside and outside the country and the role of intelligence agencies and other government authorities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, USA, Israil India and other countries August 1975.
Manzur said it is not enough to pay formal and routine homage to Mujib. We can pay due respect by fighting for the implementations of the ideas and dreams of Bangabandhu. He said the ruling Awami League led by the daughter of Sheikh Mujib is showing vacillations regarding trial of War Criminals. Under the pressure of US, UK, Saudi Arabia and some Miiddle Eastern Countries the govt is now thinking of limiting the arrest or trial within 5 or so and spare the notorious killers, even those who were punished in open peoples tribunal.
Manzur also alleged that the Awami League Government is also on the retreat regarding the restoration of 72 Constitution.
He said 72 constitutions was drafted under the leadership of Mujib and was a result of the liberation war which enshrined the values, ideals and aspiration of the liberation struggle of 1971 and protracted struggle of the people for centuries, for democracy and social progress .The 72 constitutions laid the foundation of a secular, democratic and progressive, pro-poor, pro-people state. The Killers of Mujib and reactionary forces also tried to destroy this basis of Bangladesh and changed the constitutions upside down without any lawful authority.
The recent verdict of the highest court has declared a major amendment of the constitution illegal and void. This automatically restores the basics of 72 Constitution. Communal and anti-independence parties like Jamate Islam are also automatically banned. Unfortunately the Prime Minister herself has said that her government is not going to ban Jamat. Others within and outside the government are saying that under changed circumstances secularism and socialism cannot be part of 4 principles as laid down in the 72 constitutions.
The CPB President said that Awami League is bending under the pressure of rightist and communal forces inside and outside the country. He said such concession to rightist elements could not save her father. Manzur called for firm determination of the government regarding trial of war criminals and restoration of 72 constitutions. The government should act against communal and fundamentalist forces and its vast economic and financial empire and its external linkage.
Manzur said any vacillation and hesitation on the part of the government could prove suicidal. The CPB President Manzurul Ahsan Khan said that the so called Grand Alliance Government has miserably failed during its more than 17 moths of tenure, in solving the crisis due to electricity, gas, water, price rise, traffic congestion etc. Law and order situation is deteriorating. Murder, plunder, corruption, extortion, stealing of cars in the city and cows in the villages, land grabbing, harassment of women compelling them to commit suicide is increasing. Severe repressions continue on about 4 million garment workers deprived of minimum living wage, basic trade union rights and rights and benefits ensured by laws and ILO conventions. Thousands have been arrested, arbitrarily dismissed, assaulted by hired hooligans and police; false criminal cases have been lodged against more than 30 thousand workers. People coming out on the street in desperation against severe load shedding, scarcity of gas, water, price hike etc. are being beaten up by the police.
All these indicate isolation of the government and growing unrest of people.
Manzur warned that anti-people reactionary and communal forces will make use of the present crisis while forces of 1/11 inside and outside the government skillfully develop the crisis to the point when it would be easy to topple the govt., disrupt democratic process and direct Bangladesh on the path chosen by their global bosses.
The meeting was also addressed by Mujahidul Islam Selim General Secretary of the CPB,Morshed Ali,Ahsan Habib Lavlu,A N Rasheda,Shamsuzzaman Selim and others.
Selim called upon party comrades and all progressive and pro liberation forces to build up mass struggle for 1.Immediate arrest and trial of war criminals.2.Restoration of 72 constitution and consequent ban on communal and fundamentalist Jamat and other organisations who participated in the genocide perpetrated by Pakistani occupation forces and opposed liberation struggle.
Manzur who presided over the meeting demanded constitution of a National Commission to enquire, identify and prosecute political conspirators inside and outside the country and the role of intelligence agencies and other government authorities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, USA, Israil India and other countries August 1975.
Manzur said it is not enough to pay formal and routine homage to Mujib. We can pay due respect by fighting for the implementations of the ideas and dreams of Bangabandhu. He said the ruling Awami League led by the daughter of Sheikh Mujib is showing vacillations regarding trial of War Criminals. Under the pressure of US, UK, Saudi Arabia and some Miiddle Eastern Countries the govt is now thinking of limiting the arrest or trial within 5 or so and spare the notorious killers, even those who were punished in open peoples tribunal.
Manzur also alleged that the Awami League Government is also on the retreat regarding the restoration of 72 Constitution.
He said 72 constitutions was drafted under the leadership of Mujib and was a result of the liberation war which enshrined the values, ideals and aspiration of the liberation struggle of 1971 and protracted struggle of the people for centuries, for democracy and social progress .The 72 constitutions laid the foundation of a secular, democratic and progressive, pro-poor, pro-people state. The Killers of Mujib and reactionary forces also tried to destroy this basis of Bangladesh and changed the constitutions upside down without any lawful authority.
The recent verdict of the highest court has declared a major amendment of the constitution illegal and void. This automatically restores the basics of 72 Constitution. Communal and anti-independence parties like Jamate Islam are also automatically banned. Unfortunately the Prime Minister herself has said that her government is not going to ban Jamat. Others within and outside the government are saying that under changed circumstances secularism and socialism cannot be part of 4 principles as laid down in the 72 constitutions.
The CPB President said that Awami League is bending under the pressure of rightist and communal forces inside and outside the country. He said such concession to rightist elements could not save her father. Manzur called for firm determination of the government regarding trial of war criminals and restoration of 72 constitutions. The government should act against communal and fundamentalist forces and its vast economic and financial empire and its external linkage.
Manzur said any vacillation and hesitation on the part of the government could prove suicidal. The CPB President Manzurul Ahsan Khan said that the so called Grand Alliance Government has miserably failed during its more than 17 moths of tenure, in solving the crisis due to electricity, gas, water, price rise, traffic congestion etc. Law and order situation is deteriorating. Murder, plunder, corruption, extortion, stealing of cars in the city and cows in the villages, land grabbing, harassment of women compelling them to commit suicide is increasing. Severe repressions continue on about 4 million garment workers deprived of minimum living wage, basic trade union rights and rights and benefits ensured by laws and ILO conventions. Thousands have been arrested, arbitrarily dismissed, assaulted by hired hooligans and police; false criminal cases have been lodged against more than 30 thousand workers. People coming out on the street in desperation against severe load shedding, scarcity of gas, water, price hike etc. are being beaten up by the police.
All these indicate isolation of the government and growing unrest of people.
Manzur warned that anti-people reactionary and communal forces will make use of the present crisis while forces of 1/11 inside and outside the government skillfully develop the crisis to the point when it would be easy to topple the govt., disrupt democratic process and direct Bangladesh on the path chosen by their global bosses.
The meeting was also addressed by Mujahidul Islam Selim General Secretary of the CPB,Morshed Ali,Ahsan Habib Lavlu,A N Rasheda,Shamsuzzaman Selim and others.
Selim called upon party comrades and all progressive and pro liberation forces to build up mass struggle for 1.Immediate arrest and trial of war criminals.2.Restoration of 72 constitution and consequent ban on communal and fundamentalist Jamat and other organisations who participated in the genocide perpetrated by Pakistani occupation forces and opposed liberation struggle.
