Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said here on Monday the government made progress in bringing back fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“I can tell you that we have made progress, but can’t tell you the exact nature of that. If I reveal that the progress will be hampered and we will face problem in future,” Huq, who is also heading a government taskforce to bring the killers back, told BSS in an exclusive interview.
“Look we have clear information about two (A M Rashed Chowdhury and Noor Chowdhury) and taking aggressive steps to bring them back. We are taking legal steps in a way so that we can cross the legal barriers set by their host countries and bring them back here,” the minister added.
The law minister said the past governments headed by Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khaleda Zia patronized them so deeply that no matter wherever the killers are right now, have made a strong ground there.
“We are facing much difficulty even unearthing the relevant documents. Like Rashed Chowdhury, he has filed cases in the country (the US) to stay there. We had opposed him legally during 1996-2001 tenure. We brought the matter to US government’s attention, told them about these. But when the government changed in 2001, BNP government again patronized them, helped him to remain there,” Anisul said.
