Justice for a murdered freedom fighter

Abdus Salam Khan, a freedom fighter, who not only fought to give this country freedom, but had also continued to fight for social justice and simply provide people with a ray of hope, was brutally murdered recently. According to reports, he  was allegedly beaten and tortured (which eventually led to his death) in front of locals by a Jubo League leader  in Rajapur upazila of Jhalakathi and a local UP member and his men. Again, as is so often the case, bystanders did not come to the aid of a victim in fear of what might happen if they did, as the alleged perpetrators are ruling party men.

Khan was an extraordinarily kind man. After liberation of the country he continued to contribute to the society in his small ways. The last endeavour, in his long philanthropic life, was to establish a kindergarten where students had lessons, got books, uniforms, toys and meals, all for free. Now the young children, who so enthusiastically waited daily for their head teacher to open the gates of his school and care for them, are wondering who would take his place. They too have been robbed by a handful of goons, who in their twisted arrogance never thought twice before murdering the man. Is this how we repay our freedom fighters?

We call on the government to thoroughly investigate and punish the man's murderers. Past failures to do so have resulted in such acts being repeated by party apparatchiks. The authorities must also come up with a satisfactory solution for these young children who now have no school to call their own.