Appeal hearing to conclude soon: Anisul

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has expressed hope that the appeal hearing in the August 21 grenade attack case would conclude at the High Court soon.

"As far as I know, the High Court is holding an appeal hearing in the case. I hope the appeal hearing would conclude within the next couple of months," he said while talking to newsmen after addressing a discussion marking the 48th Martyrdom Anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Sunday.

Organised by Law and Justice Division, the discussion was addressed by Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Secretary Md Moinul Kabir, Law and Justice Division Secretary Md Golam Sarwar, Inspector General of Directorate of Registration Ummey Kulsum, and Additional Secretary Hafiz Ahmed Chowdhury, among others.

The law minister said the attempt is on to bring back the fugitive convicts in the cases lodged over the August 21 grenade attack and this (attempt) will continue.

Blaming the people in leading positions in 1975 for their failure in guiding the nation properly after the brutal killing of Bangabandhu along with most of his family members, Anisul said the killers would not have been able to stand even 15 seconds if the nation got proper leadership.

"The Bengali nation did not forget Bangabandhu, they just became stunned. If the people, who were supposed to lead the nation at the time, had given them the right leadership, people would have taken to the streets. There is no denial that those people have betrayed the nation," he added.

A Milad Mahfil was also held after the discussion, offering munajat for the martyrs of August 15, 1975.

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