WORLD NEWS | Euro-Bangladesh Forum makes clear move to draw attention to 1971 genocide

Dhaka [Bangladesh]May 24 (ANI): The European Bangladesh Forum (EBF) organized an international conference on recognition of the Bangladeshi genocide at the University of Dhaka, at which leaders expressed continued efforts to draw international attention to the 1971 genocide. strong determination.

At Monday’s meeting, EBF leaders expressed their determination to continue efforts to bring international attention to the 1971 genocide and urged them to stand with victims of Pakistani army atrocities during the Bangladesh liberation war. local media.

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The conference was addressed by members of the visiting European fact-finding mission, comprising politicians, university teachers and senior researchers, political analysts and human rights activists.

The conference was held at the Abdul Matin Chowdhury Virtual Auditorium at Dhaka University in collaboration with EBF’s partner organizations Amra Ekattor and Projonmo 71.

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Addressing the meeting, Harry van Bommel, head of the European fact-finding team and former member of the Dutch parliament, reiterated that Bangladesh will receive global recognition for the genocide that occurred in Bangladesh in 1971.

He added that even if the Armenian genocide took 100 years to be recognized globally, I hope the Bangladeshi genocide will not take that long. We hope to have it within a few years, if not decades, Bommel said.

Meanwhile, Prof. Md Aktaruzzaman, vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, said that during the Bangladesh Liberation War, Dhaka University was the center of the genocide and the students and teachers of the university were the first victims of the genocide.

Akhtaruzaman extends a sincere commitment to the organizers and contributors of the conference that the University of Dhaka will always stand with them and cooperate to achieve the recognition of the 1971 genocide.

Amra Ekattor Chief Coordinator Hilal Fayazi, Bikash Chowdhury Barua and Ansar Ahmed Ullah from EBF also addressed the meeting.

Tawheed Reza Noor, Projonmo 71’s genocide researcher and founding secretary, said Projonmo 71 is working to achieve recognition of genocide and ensure justice.

“According to the Genocide Dialogue in 1948, genocide is the systematic destruction, harm and distortion of a targeted population or community. Whereas the genocide perpetrated by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War was the systematic killing of Bengalis,” he said. Genocide researcher Pradip Kumar Dutta.

Also, Shahriar Kabir, President of the Secular Forum, Mofidul Haq, Trustee of the Liberation War Museum, Genocide Researcher Lieutenant Colonel Birpratik Sazzad Zahir, Freedom Fighter and Former Chief of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Haroon Habib, Chairman of the Board of Trustees 1971 Genocide Torture Archives and Museum, Dhaka Prof. Muntasir Mamun, Director of the Center for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka Prof. Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Karjon is a British human rights activist, author and victim’s family member engineer Pradeep who lives in Julian Francis Kumar Datta. Tawheed Reza Noor, genocide researcher and secretary to the founder of Projonmo 71 and family member of the victims, addressed the conference via Zoom from the United States. It was chaired by a board member of Amra Ekattor Mrinal Sircar.

The conference received extensive print and electronic media coverage in Bangladesh, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The hall was packed and there was no room for attendees. Many attendees were spotted standing at the entrance as there were no more seats available in the auditorium. There were also many students among the participants.

Earlier, on May 21, 2023, the visiting European delegation hosted a program titled ‘Meet the Press’ at the National Press Club in Dhaka. The program was chaired by Club President Farida Yasmin with Ms Aroma Datta, current Member of Parliament, as the keynote speaker.

Head of the visiting European delegation and former member of the Dutch Parliament Harry van Bommel, genocide expert professor Dr Anthony Holslag, British political analyst Chris Blackburn, EBF leader Bikash Chowdhury Barua and Ansar · Ahmad Ullah, Amra Chief Coordinator gave a speech Ekattor Hilal Fayazi. Chairman Amra Ekattor Mahboob Zaman chaired the programme.

The conference also saw a packed hall of members of the press, both in print and electronically, as well as online.

Later, there was a TV talk show in the evening on the leading channel – ATN Bangla. Harry van Bommel, Professor Antonie Holslag, Ansar Ahmed Ullah and Chris Blackburn joined the talk show from their studio in Dhaka, joined virtually by Projonmo Ekattor leader Asif Munir. This one-hour bilingual talk show airs on May 22, 2023 at 10:50pm. The well-known journalist Jim Mamun hosted the show.

After the TV talk show, the delegation was interviewed at the office of the Daily Star newspaper in Dhaka. The content of the interview has not yet been released. This is an interview with the head of the delegation, Harry van Bommel, with other members present.

The first two days of classes were very successful. The attendance by attendees and members of the media was impressive. (Arnie)

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