The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Awami League's Liberation War Affairs secretary Capt (retd) AB Tajul Islam Thursday urged the present caretaker government to take necessary initiatives for trying the war criminals, saying it is high time to try the criminals who were against the Liberation War.

"If the government takes necessary steps against the war criminals, then Awami League will assist the government in this regard," he said at a press conference at the party central office at Bangabandhu Avenue.

About the Bangabndhu assassination, Tajul Islam said Col. (retd) Rashid and Col (retd) Faruq killed the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. "General Ziaur Rahman had good relations with Col. Rashid and Col. Faruq. So, he must have known about the plan of killing Bangabandhu."

Replying to a query about Col. (retd) Taher's link with the Bangabndhu killing, the AL Liberation War Affairs secretary said: "I don't know if Col. Taher was involved with the killing of Bangabandhu."

But he added that Col. Taher had good relations with Ziaur Rahman.