Inqilab Mancha Demands Trial of Lucky Akhtar

Staff Reporter

Inqilab Mancha, a platform advocating for justice, has demanded the trial of Lucky Akhtar, one of the key organizers of the Gonojagoron Mancha, which was formed to demand the trial of war criminals from 1971.

The spokesperson of the organization, Sharif Osman Hadi, made this announcement during a human chain in Shahbagh, Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon. He labeled Lucky Akhtar as the “butcher of Shahbagh” and compared her to notorious war criminals like Delwar Hossain Sayeedi and the anti-liberation forces.

Hadi said, “Sayeedi was killed in the name of treatment, and our brothers and sisters were brutally murdered. Those who perpetuated this savagery are Shahbagh, Shahbagh, Shahbagh.”

Inqilab Mancha’s demands include the arrest of Lucky Akhtar and others involved in creating mobs to destabilize the country and attack the police. They also called for uncovering all conspiracies from 2013, conducting a proper investigation into the Shapla Square massacre and other genocides with the involvement of the United Nations, and banning the Awami League.

Hadi stated, “Without any provocation, a Shahbaghi threw a stick at the police. They repeatedly assaulted Police Commissioner Mamun. Seven to eight terrorists attacked him. Can anyone say that the police had sticks yesterday?”

He added, “Yesterday, they went to demand punishment for rapists, but they chanted slogans against Yunus. The Awami League has used Shahbaghis as their last trump card. They have returned as Ansar, street vendors, and rickshaw pullers. If we were Shahbaghis, we would have hung them in Shahbagh. But we are not Shahbaghis, so we demand justice from the government.”

Hadi further said, “There are at least a thousand reasons for these killers like Lucky to be in jail, but Lucky is still marching on the streets. We will uproot their venomous fangs. The government must ensure their trial.”

Abdullah Al Jabed, Member Secretary of Inqilab Mancha’s central committee, said during the human chain, “Shahbagh is rearing its head again. Lucky of Shahbagh is on the streets, but she should be in jail. If anyone thinks of reviving Shahbagh, they are mistaken.”

Fatima Akhtar Jhumu, Member Secretary of the Dhaka University branch of the organization, said, “Those who assisted in killing scholars are resurfacing again. The Shahbagh that was rejected and replaced by the 24th will never return. There will be no culture of impunity.”