Staff Reporter

The visiting Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan yesterday urged the caretaker government to initiate the process for holding trial of 1971 war criminals.
“An initiation by the present government will help the next elected government take the issue forward,” she said while briefing reporters after a seminar on ‘Campaign for Human Dignity’ at LGED Extension Building at Agargaon in the city.
Irene Khan said the Amnesty International (AI), a UK-based human right watchdog, was ready to help the government with its experience on war criminals trial in different countries. [Read more]