The New Nation - Internet Edition

Bdnews24.com, Patuakhali

The trials of "war criminals" have not been possible partly because of a discord among freedom fighters, said AK Khandker, convenor of the Sector Commanders' Forum, yesterday.

"The nation now stands united in calls for the trials of war criminals," Khandker said at freedom fighters' reunion in Patuakhali.

The former Air Force chief called upon the government to initiate the trial of war criminals by constituting an international tribunal.

"The trials didn't take place in the past 37 years because freedom fighters were not pushing the agenda together. It helped the war criminals take up important positions in this independent country," Khandker said.