Devabrata Datta: Speakers at a press conference have urged authorities not to nominate anyone accused of crimes against humanity in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The press conference was held yesterday at the National Press Club VIP Lounge. Ekattorer Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir read the written statement urging all political parties and the Election Commission (EC) for a transparent, peaceful election. Professor Muntasir Mamun, Shaheed Jaya Shamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, Justice Nizamul Haque, among others, gave speeches as well. The speakers said that if the offspring of those convicted of crimes against humanity are not regretful of their fathers’ actions and do not beg forgiveness from the families of martyrs and the nation itself, then they should not be given nominations as well. During the conference, the speakers also called for denying nominations to anyone directly or indirectly connected to anti-liberation forces or fundamentalist communal terrorism.
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