Eminent citizens of the country stressed the need for waging a combined movement to make the country free from communalism and extremism.
They made the suggestion while speaking at a national conference against communalism and militancy organised by Sector Commanders’ Forum-Muktijoddha 71 at Teacher-Student Centre of Dhaka University yesterday.
With the Sector Commanders’ Forum’s Chairman Air-Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandakar in the chair the event was addressed by Human Right Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman and Bangla Academy Chairman Professor Anisuzzaman.
Human Right Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman said it was not possible for us to eradicate militant and communal forces with the current constitution.
He said: “Ensuring appropriate punishment for all communal, militant forces as well as the war criminals through free, fair and unbiased trail can wipe out the militant and communal forces from our country.”
The government should expedite war criminals’ trial process, he said, adding that coordination among pro-liberation organisation was a must to uphold the spirit of Liberation War and to establish a non-communal democratic Bangladesh.
Bangla Academy Chairman Professor emeritus Anisuzzaman, addressing the programme as the chief guest, said: “The spirit of 1971 Liberation War is yet to materialise and it is high time to fight against the anti-liberation and militant forces through combined and national unity.”
AK Khandakar called upon the countrymen to get involved in the move against militant activities.
Cultural personality Nasiruddin Yousuf Bacchu called for dissolving the economic institutions of Jamat-Shibir as they had very strong economic supports.