Arrest of perpetrators demanded
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Chittagong unit, at a rally yesterday demanded immediate arrest and punishment to the perpetrators of Banshkhali carnage that left 11 members of a minority Hindu family dead in Banshkhali on November 19, 2003.
The leaders at the rally, chaired by revolutionary personality Binod Bihari Chowdhury, accused UP Chairman Aminur Rahman Chowdhury, also cousin of local lawmaker and state minister for forests and environment Jafrul Islam Chowdhury, as the mastermind of gruesome carnage.
They demanded measures to bring all the criminals involved in the incident to justice and protested 'ongoing' oppression on the religious minorities in the country.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Council leader advocate Rana Das Gupta, former president of Chittagong District Lawyers' Association advocate Safiul Azam, Mohila Parishad leader Bijoy Laksmi Devi and Tegengra Lal Shil's family member Nirmal Shil, addressed on the occasion.