World News | Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha demonstrates against genocide during 1971 liberation war

Dhaka [Bangladesh]March 25 (ANI): Bangladesh’s Muktijuddha Mancha organized a demonstration and discussion Saturday in front of the National Museum in Shahbag, Dhaka, against the alleged genocide of three million people by the Pakistani army during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

The protesters also demanded that the United Nations designate the day as “International Day of Genocide” in the future.

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The Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha staged a protest between 3pm and 4.30pm. Mamun, the party’s general secretary, addressed the gathering, calling for the recognition of March 25 as an “international day of genocide” and for the United Nations and the International Criminal Court to bring justice to the Pakistani army’s “Operation Searchlight”, which led to the so-called Genocide and mass murder rape.

Bangladesh has been celebrating “Genocide Day” since 2017 to commemorate the atrocities committed by the Pakistani army against civilians on the night of March 25, 1971, when Pakistani troops launched “Operation Searchlight” in Dhaka to suppress ethnic Bengali ism movement.

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Meanwhile, during demonstrations and discussions, MM Chairman Aminur Islam Bulbul criticized China, claiming that China helped Pakistan by supplying Chinese bullets, which were used to kill many Bangladeshis.

Sculptor Rasha and MM leader Sonet Mahmud praised the presentation and efforts of visiting barrister Peter Burgess, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) President and international human rights expert Peter Burgess, who has been delivering justice for victims of genocide and, at During his ongoing visit to Bangladesh, he spoke on this issue in various forums.

Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command (Sons of Liberation Fighters), an affiliate of MM, held a candlelight vigil at Smriti Chirantan (Eternal Memory) near the protesters’ residence at 7.30pm (local time) on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the protests Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka, commemorating the martyrs of the Hanadar Bahini (Occupation Forces)-induced genocide in Pakistan on 25 March 1971.

Following their protest, MM submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of Pakistan (through the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka) and the United Nations (through the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Dhaka) outlining their above demands. Around 500-600 members/students/activists attended the event.

The Bangladesh genocide is considered the largest and longest since it covered the entire length of Bangladesh’s nine-month liberation war.

Pakistan’s “genocide” of Bangladeshis and Hindus in the 1971 war was finally recognized after the U.S. House of Representatives condemned Islamabad’s actions and called on President Joe Biden to acknowledge the atrocity, but it remained on paper.

UN still hasn’t recognized ‘Bangladesh Genocide Day’. (Arnie)

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