DHAKA, Sept 17, 2018 (BSS) – Awami League General Secretary and Road
Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government is
working sincerely to bring back two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu from
abroad.
“The government filed cases with the courts of Canada and the United States
to bring back Major (retd) Nur Chowdhury and Major (retd) Rashed Chowdhury,”
he told a function at TSC auditorium of Dhaka University here.
Addressing the function as the chief guest, Quader said the demand to bring
the six convicted fugitive killers of Bangabandhu back home is increasing day
by day. “Talks continue with the US government to extradite Rashed,
cancelling his political asylum.”
“Canada’s policy does not allow sending a person, who is convicted with
death sentence, back to his country. But, we are continuing talks with the
Canadian government for extradition of Nur Chowdhury,” he said.
Gourob 71, Canada Awami League All overseas Bangladesh and Movement for
deportation of the self-confessed and convicted killer Nur Chowdhury to
Bangladesh organized the function at TSC auditorium on the campus.
The six fugitive killers of Bangabandhu are Colonel (dismissed) Khandaker
Abdur Rashid, Lt. Colonel (relieved) Shariful Haque Dalim, Major (retd) Nur
Chowdhury, Major (retd) Rashed Chowdhury, Captain Abdul Majed and Risaldar
Moslehuddin Khan.
Five of the convicts — Syed Farooq Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan,
Bazlul Huda, AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed, and Mohiuddin Ahmed — were executed on
January 27, 2010 for killing Bangabandhu and most of his family members on
August 15, 1975. Another killer Aziz Pasha died in Zimbabwe in 2001.
Quader said: “Who gave the protection of the killers through announcement
of indemnity ordinance that was again incorporated in the country’s
Constitution through its fifth amendment?…I asked BNP the question many
times, but they did not answer yet. Today I also ask the same question”.
He inaugurated a sign collection campaign, iPetition, through the website
link <https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/petition-for-deportation- of-
killer-nur-chowdhury> aiming to raise the demand for deportation of killer
Nur Chowdhury.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, Chairman of
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Dr Dipu Moni, Jagannath
University Vice-Chancellor Prof Mijanur Rahman, Bangladesh Chhatra League
(BCL) President Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon, its General Secretary Golam
Rabban, BCL DU Unit General Secretary Saddam Hossain, among others, spoke at
the meeting.