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| Forgive, forget Jamaat urges all at V-Day discussion |
| 2011-12-16 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... , the party that opposed the country's Liberation War and collaborated with the invading Mighty Pak Army, yesterday said they wanted to forget their past. They also said they now want everyone to "forgive them and forget what they did" during the 1971 war. "Many countries fought wars and earned independence, but they were not divided after liberation," said Mian Golam Parwar, central working committee member of Jamaat. Every nation has forgotten and forgiven bad deeds committed in the past, he said at a discussion on Victory Day arranged by the city Jamaat at Jatiya Press Club in the capital. His comments come at a time when call for the war crimes trial is at its highest. Currently, five top Jamaat leaders including party chief Motiur Rahman Nizami ...During the liberation war of 1971, Nizami formed the Al-Badr Force and acted as its supreme commander. The Al-Badr militia took active part in rape, extortion, looting and killing of Bangladeshis who supported the liberation, including a pre-planned massacre on December 14, 1971, when the Al-Badr militia along with Pakistan Army rounded up hundreds of doctors, professors, writers, and other Bengali intellectuals, and executed them... , Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayeedi ...Islamic orator and politician. He was a former Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2008, and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami... are jugged on war crimes charges. On the trial, Golam Parwar said the government formed the "so-called war crimes tribunal" to erase Islam from the country, fearing the growing popularity of the Islamic and nationalist parties. He claimed that Jamaat is the most patriotic party. Referring to the ruling Awami League, he said, "You've a place to go. But we don't. We've India on three sides and Bay of Bengal on the other. We love this country because of that reality and also because of our Islamic ideals." Nurul Islam Bulbul, acting secretary of Dhaka City Jamaat, said people will not accept any farcical war crimes trial. Because they know that the Jamaat leaders who are now jugged safeguarded the country during the post-independent era. Referring to the party's current situation, Central Working Committee Member Abdullah Mohammad Taher said, "Don't be afraid. There is always light at the end of the tunnel. We'll find our way again." Other party leaders called on the government to work together with them to build a prosperous nation. They urged the government to establish national unity and give the nation a real taste of liberation. They warned that the government will not be able stay in power by torturing political opponents. |
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