Fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be brought back to the country soon, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today. “We are trying to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers who remain fugitive,” he said while talking to reporters after paying tribute to the martyrs at Rajarbagh Police Lines Shaheed Memorial.  “We are observing March 25 as Genocide Day and we are trying to have it globally recognised as ‘Mass Killing Day’,” said the minister. Also read: Pahela Baishakh celebrations must end by 6pm: Home Minister Senior Secretary Aminul Islam and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were present there. A smartly turned-out contingent drawn from Bangladesh Police presented a state salute on the occasion, while the bugles played the last post.  

The government is trying its best to bring back the fugitive killers of four national leaders, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Jail Killing Day today. Besides, the process to bring back the fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is also on, he said while talking to reporters after paying tribute to the four leaders marking the day. Read more: Jail Killing Day: PM Hasina pays homage to Bangabandhu, four national leaders “The murders were committed in jail, where security was ensured by the state. The whole nation was stunned following the murders. We have repeatedly demanded justice for the killings. We only saw the trial over the killings when Sheikh Hasina assumed office,” he said. Replying to a question, Asaduzzaman said, “The Foreign Ministry is working in this regard as we do not have any extradition treaty with the countries where the fugitive killers have taken shelter. We are maintaining contact with these countries regularly and we hope we will succeed in bringing them back.” On November 3, 1975, four national leaders and heroes of the country’s Liberation War -- Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain Mansur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman -- were assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail. Read more: Nation observing Jail Killing Day today The four leaders played key roles in the Mujibnagar government that led the Liberation War in 1971 with Syed Nazrul Islam as the acting president, Tajuddin Ahmad as the prime minister, Mansur Ali as the finance minister and AHM Qamruzzaman as the home, relief and rehabilitation minister.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged expatriate Bangladeshis to keep an eye on fugitive killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as efforts are ongoing to bring back the remaining killers to execute court verdict.

Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said all the fugitive killers, including those of the four national leaders, will be brought to justice after bringing them back.