Experts have emphasised creating an independent commission to bring those involved in the killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family on August 15, 1975, to justice. A commission will have to be formed with retired judges, senior advocates, senior journalists and people who actively participated in the Liberation War of 1971, they added. The experts called for completing the execution procedure of the absconders living abroad. They were speaking at the discussion "The Killing of Bangabandhu: The Conspirators, the Executors and the Ultimate Justice" organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) and Bangla Worldwide jointly Saturday in Dhaka. Read: August 15: Remembering the Father of the Nation on Mourning Day Author of the Proclamation of Independence Barrister M Amir-ul Islam, chairman of BILIA, Professor Mizanur Rahman, director of BILIA, Barrister Tania Amir, Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury, Professor Muntassir Mamun, Professor Harun-Ur-Rashid, Ali Wazed Zafar, Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury, Rokeya Kabir, Professor Kamrul Hasan Khan and Professor Biswajit Chanda spoke at the event.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)’s Distinguished Fellow Professor Mustafizur Rahman on Sunday underscored the need for the formation of an “Independent Commission” to provide accurate data for the sake of proper policies of the country.