The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Students of Dhaka University yesterday formed a human chain demanding trial of the war criminals, which was also joined by people celebrating the Victory Day on the campus.

Sector commanders of the Liberation War also participated in the human chain. Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Air Vice-Marshal (Retd) AK Khandoker, Sector commanders Major Gen (Retd) KM Shafiullah, Lt Gen (Retd) Mir Shawkat Ali, Maj Gen (Retd) CR Dutta and former Army Chief Lt Gen (Retd) Harun-ur-Rahsid were present.

People carrying placards, festoons and banners containing slogans 'We Demand Trial of War Criminals', 'Hang War Criminals', 'Constitute Special Tribunal', people stood hand in hand from the National Museum at Shahbagh to the main gate of Arts Faculty of Dhaka University.

Students along with people of all walks of life demanded the trial of those who killed the sons and daughters of the country, raped women and looted valuables of people in 1971, the Razakars, al-Badrs and al-Shams.

Babu, a student of Dhaka University said, "Its shame-full for the country that we could not punish the war criminals. Now we demand trial of those war criminals and urge the government to constitute special tribunal to try them."

Earlier, the sector commanders inaugurated a 'Pillar of Hatred' erected by students in front of the DUCSU building.

While inaugurating the pillar Air Vice Marshal AK Khandoker said, "It is nice to know that the young generation of the country learnt to hate them who should be hated and they would try to know what the Razakars and al-Badrs and al-Shams did in the country."

"Such structures should be built on the campuses of all educational institutions," he said.