The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff reporter

Sector Commanders of the Liberation war and editors and senior journalists of different national newspapers expressed deep shock at the damage of lives and properties caused by the cyclone in many parts of the country especially the coastal areas.

Yesterday at a view exchange meeting with the senior journalists at the RAOWA club at Mohakhali organised by Sector Commanders' Forum the Liberation War veterans and their invited guests felt the necessity and logic behind the trial of the war criminals of the Liberation War 1971, who committed crimes against humanity like murder, rape and looting.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation War Air Vice Marshal (Retd) AK Khandoker, Sector Commanders General (Retd) KM Shafiullah, Lt Gen (Retd) Mir Shawkat Ali, Maj Gen (Retd) CR Dutta, Lt Col (Retd) Kazi Nuruzzaman, Lt Col (Retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury, Convener of the forum and former Army Chief Lt Gen (Retd) M Harun-ar-Rashid and member secretary of the forum Dr MA Hasan were present at the meeting.

Among the editors and senior journalists, editor in charge of the Daily Sangbad Bazlur Rahman, editor of the Daily Jugantor Gloam Sarwar, editor of the Daily Star Mahfuz Anam, deputy editor of the daily Prothom Alo Abdul Qaium, deputy editor of the Daily Samakal Mojammel Hossain, editor of Amader Shomoy Naimul Islam Khan and editor of the Daily Bhorer Kagaj were present there.