Bangladesh fumes as Pakistan denies genocide, war crimes in 1971

[santos11]

It's obvious Pakistan can never afford to accept this - it would then raise doubts about the other narratives/propaganda they've been feeding their public, which would be a complete disaster. It's a bit like Turkey's continual denial of the Armenian genocide - and that happened almost 100 years ago.

But why were they denying it all along ? Didnt even the opposition members of Bhutto tried to spread the truth ? I dont see any reason why they would want to deny the failing of their rivals.

 

[sully3]

Till the day Bangladesh's foreign policy is being written in Delhi no one in Pakistan is going to take them seriously.

 

[Diffusion]

But why were they denying it all along ? Didnt even the opposition members of Bhutto tried to spread the truth ? I dont see any reason why they would want to deny the failing of their rivals.

These atrocities in Bangladesh were carried out by the military. The military is the strongest and most powerful pillar of Pakistan. No matter who's in charge, the de facto leader of the country is the military and there integrity/credibility can't be tarnished.

 

[LooneyReturns]

I don`t know why Bangladesh is still obsessed with Pakistan . Move on !

How can you expect them to accept this when they even denied you your rights ?

 

[MenInG]

Dhaka: Scores of people protested in front of National Museum, Shahbag in Dhaka to mark the genocide by the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh in 1971 in which thousands of people, including children, were slaughtered.

The protest organised by Bangladesh Conscious Citizens Committee (BCCC), commemorating Genocide Remembrance Day, saw participation by prominient people including Muktijoddha Professor Dr Neemchand Bhowmik.

Leaders and participants of the human chain protest demanded international recognition of this genocide or Operation Searchlight - a planned military pacification carried out by the Pakistani Army. They also demanded an apology by the Pakistan Government and a trial of Pakistani War Criminals immediately.

The protest was addressed among others by political analyst FF Major General M A Sikder, Co-Convenor F F M D Salauddin, Member Secretary and Chairman of Bangladesh Bharat Sampriti Parishad FF Fazle Ali, Journalist Basudeb Dhar, Secretary-General of Bangladesh Bharat Sampriti Parshad FF Mehidi Hasan Chowdhury and HBCUP leader Nirmal Chatterjee, Professor Sadia Sharmin.

The leaders condemned the massacre of Bangladesh people by the Pakistan Army on March 25 in 1971 when a black veil just showed up over the history of mankind.

The Pakistan Army turned entire Bangladesh into a killing field with its indiscriminate killing, torture of innocent people and unprecedented scale of rapes for nine months.

That was the kickoff of one of the biggest genocides in the world, led by General Yahya Khan of Pakistan, causing the biggest ever humanitarian catastrophe after World War II. They killed 30 lakh people and violated two lakh women and children. Freedom fighters and researchers claim that still, many mass graves in the district and upazila levels remain unidentified.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/pro...ocide-by-pakistan-in-bangladesh-10486021.html

 

[uberkoen]

Dhaka: Scores of people protested in front of National Museum, Shahbag in Dhaka to mark the genocide by the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh in 1971 in which thousands of people, including children, were slaughtered.

The protest organised by Bangladesh Conscious Citizens Committee (BCCC), commemorating Genocide Remembrance Day, saw participation by prominient people including Muktijoddha Professor Dr Neemchand Bhowmik.

Leaders and participants of the human chain protest demanded international recognition of this genocide or Operation Searchlight - a planned military pacification carried out by the Pakistani Army. They also demanded an apology by the Pakistan Government and a trial of Pakistani War Criminals immediately.

The protest was addressed among others by political analyst FF Major General M A Sikder, Co-Convenor F F M D Salauddin, Member Secretary and Chairman of Bangladesh Bharat Sampriti Parishad FF Fazle Ali, Journalist Basudeb Dhar, Secretary-General of Bangladesh Bharat Sampriti Parshad FF Mehidi Hasan Chowdhury and HBCUP leader Nirmal Chatterjee, Professor Sadia Sharmin.

The leaders condemned the massacre of Bangladesh people by the Pakistan Army on March 25 in 1971 when a black veil just showed up over the history of mankind.

The Pakistan Army turned entire Bangladesh into a killing field with its indiscriminate killing, torture of innocent people and unprecedented scale of rapes for nine months.

That was the kickoff of one of the biggest genocides in the world, led by General Yahya Khan of Pakistan, causing the biggest ever humanitarian catastrophe after World War II. They killed 30 lakh people and violated two lakh women and children. Freedom fighters and researchers claim that still, many mass graves in the district and upazila levels remain unidentified.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/pro...ocide-by-pakistan-in-bangladesh-10486021.html

I can't believe they're still claiming it to be 30 lakh. If you want to be taken seriously at least make sure your absurd claims are believable

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

Dhaka: Scores of people protested in front of National Museum, Shahbag in Dhaka to mark the genocide by the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh in 1971 in which thousands of people, including children, were slaughtered.

Pakistan has time and time again apologized for the killing of Bengalis. Has Bangladesh ever apologized for the killings they did against Urdu speaking people in the war? I don't think so.

 

[sweep_shot]

Time to move on. I don't know why these jokers keep on protesting about something that happened over 50 years ago.

Most people I know have moved on. They don't have time for this type of thing.

I think these are mostly Awami League supporters. They have too much "chetona".

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan has time and time again apologized for the killing of Bengalis. Has Bangladesh ever apologized for the killings they did against Urdu speaking people in the war? I don't think so.

I agree with you about the Bihari part.

Urdu-speaking Biharis were oppressed/killed in Bangladesh. It is something that people don't really highlight in Bangladesh.

I once tried to raise this issue at a Bangladeshi platform and one female got really angry. Started to call me names. LOL.

This is something I do not like about Awami League. They have been milking 1971 for the past 50 years. This is pretty much their political tool to stay in power.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Bengali Genocide Remembrance Day

The nation on Friday observed Genocide Day, recalling the horrors of one of the worst genocides in modern history committed by the Pakistani occupation forces against the unarmed people of Bangladesh on the night of March 25, 1971 and afterwards.

The day was observed through elaborate programmes undertaken by the government at the national level.


Different political, social and cultural organisations also held separate programmes to observe the day with due solemnity.

The country put the light out all over for one minute from 9:00pm in remembrance of those who were killed in the Operation Searchlight launched by the Pakistani military on the dreadful March 25 night.

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs took up the programme while the key point installations and the essential establishments remained out of the blackout event.



On the occasion, the government also forbade the illumination of the government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings and structures on the night.

Illumination of buildings, however, was allowed from the evening of March 26 on the occasion of Independence and National Day.

In a statement, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience urged the United Nations General Assembly and other international entities to formally recognise the Bangladesh genocide of 1971.

The government on March 21, 2017 declared March 25 Genocide Day following a parliamentary resolution adopted on March 11 the same year.

President M Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the day, paying rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 genocide.

Discussions were arranged at city corporations, the district and upazila levels and in educational institutions, including madrassahs, to mark the day.

National dailies published special supplements while television and radio channels aired special programmes to highlight the significance of the day.

Special prayers were offered at the mosques and other religious institutions, seeking eternal peace for the martyrs, who were killed on March 25, 1971.

All Bangladesh missions abroad also observed the day, paying rich tributes to the martyrs of March 25.



In its statement, the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience said that it stood with its founding member, the Liberation War Museum, in calling on the United Nations General Assembly and other international entities to formally recognise the 1971Bangladesh genocide.

Despite ample evidence of torture and extermination, the lack of a formal international recognition of the Bangladesh genocide means that — 50 years later — no Pakistani war criminals have faced prosecution, the statement said.

This lack of accountability, it also said, undermined human rights for all and is particularly painful for Bengalis, adding that not only are they denied justice, but a central component of their history is being erased, making more peaceful futures out of reach.

The New Age correspondent in Dhaka University reported that the Genocide Museum organised a seminar at the Kabi Shamsur Rahman auditorium of the Bangla Academy to mark the day, which was presided over by the museum president Muntassir Mamoon while poet Asad Mannan joined the function as the special guest.

https://www.newagebd.net/article/166436/genocide-day-observed-recalling-horrors-of-march-25

Been given de facto status. Uncomfortable truth or skewed narrative?.