Law firm engages to bring back killers of Bangabandhu

Parliament Correspondent: The government has engaged two "Law Firms" in United States of America (USA) and Canada for bringing back home the fugitive convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said this while replying to a question from treasury bench member M Shafiqul Islam in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday.

He said the government formed a taskforce led by law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister on March 28, 2010 for brining back the fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to execute the verdict.

Later the government after assumed to power in 2014, reformed the taskforce, which met several times and took various decisions including identify the fugitive convicted killers’ location and information to important airports in the world through Interpol, Khan added.

The Minister informed the House that the government has undertaken necessary measures to bring back home the fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, adding, "Efforts from the taskforce are on."



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