Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said crime against humanity will connnue unless war criminals are brought to justice.

“The crime against humanity will not end and continue taking place it we fail to punish the war criminals. The incidents of August 21 bomb attack, killing of former finance minister Kibria and former Al lawmaker Ahsan Ullah Master are chilling reminders of the trend of crime against humanity.' said Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS ArefinSiddique.

"Those who were defeated in 1971 had divided the nation with the concept of nationalism in a * bid to end their agony of defeat. They have created the controversy to gain parochial political benefit, Rial of war criminals is the demand of 15 crore । Hxipie in i!u country, 'he added

filled War criminals versus common nation-aliMn . the seminar was organised by Bangladesh war-maimed freedom fighters and martyred family welfare organisation and international central command parishad at liberation War

Museum yesterday afternoon.

Prof Arefin al so mentioned said the war criminals have posed a major threat to the nation, and have been carrying out militant activities in the country' taking an advantage of the nascent democracy.

“We do not want any token trial of 30 to 50 war criminals but all of them,' said poet Abdul Khaleque.

Journalist KhanadakerMuzanunil 1 laque said, "There must have some topic and matters in a country' upon which the countrymen should unite irrespective of their religious belief, opinion and race.”

Mahtab Hossain, international affairs secretary' of the organisation, read out a keynote paper which placed a set of seven point recommendations badly necessary for freedom fighters

Ihe points include fixing an honourable remuneration for freedom fighters, making Muktijoddha welfare trust an effective and profitable institution and immediate step to make sure that fake freedom fighters are excluded from the list offreedom fightersandgazette notification.