Demand to Declare in 1971 Killings as 'Genocide' at EWU Discussion
Feb 02, 2023
Prominent persons of the country demanded that the massacre prepared by the Pakistani forces in Bangladesh in 1971 be declared a 'genocide' in a discussion program at East West University (EWU). This demand was strengthened by the speech of Mofidul Haque, Trustee of the Liberation War Museum, Professor Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed, Director of the Center for Genocide Studies of Dhaka University, Prof. Dr. M. M. Shahidul Hassan, Vice-Chancellor of EWU and Prof. Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin, former PS to Bangabandhu and Chief Advisor of EWU at the newly constructed 'Manzur Elahi' auditorium of EWU on Wednesday, 01 February 2023.
Speakers said that the killings organized in Bangladesh in 1971 were cruel and terrible. More than 30 lakh people have been killed there, 5-6 lakh women have been brutally rapped and more than 1 crore people have become refugees. Similar incidents have occurred in Bosnia, and Rwanda, which have been recognized as 'genocide' by the United Nations. Even though more crimes were committed in Bangladesh in 1971 than that, but still has not received that recognition. The speakers demanded recognition of 'genocide' from the United Nations and urged the new generation to speak out through more research and writing to achieve that acknowledgement.
Documentaries on the liberation war 'Stop Genocide' and 'Janajudda 71' were screened at the event. Apart from this, patriotic music was performed by the students of EWU. Faculty members, officials, staff and students of the university participated in the event.
