The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Awami League Acting President Zillur Rahman yesterday urged the Caretaker government and the Election Commission to declare the political parties of "war criminals" ineligible for participating in the election and deny them registration.

"The war criminals do not believe in the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh and none of those, who do not believe in the country's independence and sovereignty has any right to do politics," he said while addressing leaders of the Juba League, the youth front of his party.

The Juba League leaders met with him on the occasion of 35th founding anniversary of organisation at his Gulshan residence.

"The whole nation is now united and the nation wants trial of those, who opposed the country's Liberation War," the Acting AL Chief said, adding, "War criminals are now boasting and the nation is realizing the imperative of putting them to trial."

Speaking at the function, AL Presidium member Tofail Ahmed said national consensus had been created against the war criminals and they should be tried as per the consensus of the nation.

He said, "Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed and Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed have assured the nation about the trial of the war criminals…Now we are waiting to see that the war criminals are tried."

Party leaders, including Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, Maj Gen (Retd) Subid Ali Bhuiyan, Dr Dipu Moni and Akter Hossain Khoka and Jubo League leaders Professor Dr Mijanur Rahman, harun-or-Rashid, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, Mahabubur Rahman Hiron, Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi, Nurunabbi Chowdhury and Mainul Hossain Khan Nikil were present among others.

Earlier, the Jubo League leaders placed floral wreaths on the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and at the graves of the founder Chairman of Jubo League Sheikh Fazlul Huq Moni and those killed on August 15, 1975 at Banani Graveyard and offered fateha.

Milad mahfil was held and special prayers were offered marking the day.