A condolence motion was adopted in the inaugural session of the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday over the death of several leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami who were executed for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed initially placed a condolence motion expressing profound grief at the death of former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, as well as former members of parliament and other noted personalities.
However, while announcing the condolence motions for the late BNP lawmakers, their party affiliation was mentioned. In contrast, the party identity of deceased MPs who had been elected from the Awami League was not announced.
During the session, a proposal was raised to include the names of Jamaat leaders who had been executed for war crimes during the Liberation War. The list included former Jamaat ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, along with Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Maulana Abdus Subhan, Abdul Quader Mollah, Mir Quasem Ali, and Muhammad Kamaruzzaman.
A separate condolence proposal was also placed for Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, who was also executed on charges of war crimes during the Liberation War.
Later, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni and opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman proposed that the names of the Jamaat leaders executed for war crimes be formally included in the condolence motion. The Speaker subsequently incorporated the proposal.
Opposition deputy leader and Jamaat-e-Islami deputy ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher said the motion was one-sided and suggested adding the names of Matiur Rahman Nizami, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Sharif Osman Hadi, and other leaders to the motion. The Speaker confirmed that the names would be included.
