DHAKA: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Professor Dr Mizanur Rahman on Sunday said that India staged a drama in the name of Felani murder trial to uphold its image internationally.
 
“We have been deprived of the fair justice in the Felani murder trial. We should tell our speech strongly to India. It is the duty of the State and the government,” he said.

Dr Mazanur Rahman came up with the observation while talking to reporters after a seminar on ‘Oppression and Intimidation on Minority in Bangladesh: Causes and Way out’, organised by Coalition for Communal Harmony, Bangladesh (CCHB) at the RC Majumder auditorium in the city.

 He added: “When somebody confesses the crime and is acquitted, it sends a wrong message that anybody can be go impunity in future even after shooting Bangladeshi citizen at border like Felani.”

Those who takes the opportunity of our weakness, they can be more aggressive. The unarmed and innocent citizens living at the boarder area will face a sense of insecurity now, Dr Mizanur observed.
 
Regarding the killing of Bangladeshi citizens at the Bangladesh-India boarder is not stopped, he said, “We are failing to place our speech strongly before India. We have to give them a warning that if such killing is not stopped, we would go to the international forum.”

Mizanur also said that India should stop such killing for the sake of friendly relations between the two countries.
 
About the discrimination of the minorities, he said that political commitment is necessary to stop such discrimination.

Professor Gobina Chakraborty and Satya Ranjan Barai presented two separate keynote papers at the seminar.

With columnist Abul Maksud in the chair, the seminar was addressed, among others, Nazmul Islam Babu, MP, Nilufer Chowdhury Moni, MP, Professor Dr Ajoy Roy, Professor Dr Zia Rahman, Convener of Nagorik Oikya Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Assistant Editor of Prothom Alo Sohrab Hasan, Professor Golam Rahman, Associate Professor of Dhaka University Robaet Ferdous, President of CCHB Sheikh Shafiul Islam and Razib Mir.

BDST: 2000 HRS, SEP 08, 2013
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