Khaleda ZiaThree-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
to refrain from trying to save the war criminals as people might one day seek her trial if she takes a stance in favour of these criminals.
"Don't try to save the war criminals by betraying the bloods of thousands of people who had sacrificed their lives for the independence of the country. One day people may demand your [Khaleda] trial for assisting the war criminals," she said at a discussion at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.
"You [Khaleda] tried a lot to save the killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, but you could not do it. You won't be able to save the war criminals too since the people have been raising their voice for trying the war criminals," said Hasina, also president of the ruling Awami League.
Trial of the war criminals would be held on the soil of the country, she told the discussion organised by the AL to mark the Martyred Intellectuals' Day.
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Chairperson of BNP and former premier Khaleda recently demanded release of all those leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami
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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...
and her party now facing trial on charges of crimes against humanity during the Liberation war. She also demanded an immediate halt to the trial proceedings, which she said were politically motivated and intended to eliminate the opposition parties.