The government will publish a list of 11000 Razakars, the local collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces during the War of Liberation in 1971, today just ahead of the 49th Victory Day of the country.
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs will publish the names and acquaintance of 11000 Razakars on its website today noon. Later the ministry will publish the names and acquaintances of the members of other collaborator organisations such as Al-Badr, Al-Shams and Peace Committee.
The local collaborators had become a big obstacle on the way to victory during the War of Liberation as they provided information to the Pakistani army about the freedoms fighters and worked as the guide of the Pakistani occupation forces across the country.
Besides, the Razakar, Al-Badr, Al-Shams and Peace Committee worked as paramilitary groups with weapons supplied by Pakistani Army. These collaborators also killed many freedom fighters and innocent people. They looted houses of the freedom fighters and minority people and raped women and tortured many others.
According to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, till Thursday last a total of 8500 names and acquaintances of Razakars were uploaded in the list and the uploading was going on till the filing of this report on Saturday afternoon.
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque told media, “The names, acquaintances and role of the anti-liberation Razakars will be published so that the new generation can know about them. Names of the members of other collaborator groups of the Pakistani Army will also be published in phases.”
Regarding the source of information of the Razakars, the minister said, “Local administrations and intelligence agencies of police have the information regarding name, acquaintance and role of those who had taken allowance as a member of Razakar Bahini, and the names who were allotted arms by the Pakistani Army during the War of Liberation. These information have been collected at the initiative of the Home Ministry and The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs. In fact, it is not a new list.”
Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee president Shahriar Kabir welcomed the initiative of publishing the list of Razakars. “Since 1985, we have been demanding for preparing and publishing the list of local collaborators of Pakistani Army. It is being implemented at last. This is really a very positive matter. This initiative will have to be continued.”
