Fighters, who protested Bangabandhu assassination, set to get state recognition
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The fighters, who protested the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members in 1975, are going to get recognition from the state.
The High Court on Monday formed a high-level committee consisting of five secretaries to identify and officially recognise the protesters who staged armed resistance against the perpetrators, according to bdnews24.com.
The bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque formed the committee after hearing a writ petition on Monday.
The Liberation War affairs secretary, home secretary, social welfare secretary and finance secretary are on the committee.
The bench asked the committee to submit a report to the court by August 4.
Advocate Bakir Uddin Bhuiyan, accompanied by lawyer Kazi Tamanna Ferdous, stood for the petitioners at the hearing, while Deputy Attorney General Amit Das Gupta represented the state.
Bangabandhu and his family members were killed on Aug 15, 1975. After the murders, the military government of that time banned protests and rallies. Despite the restriction, protests were held in Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Narsingdi, Khulna, Chandpur’s Faridganj and Mymensingh’s Gafargaon.