Udichi demands fresh probe into Jashore bombing

Marking the 27th anniversary of the deadly Jashore bombing, Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi has demanded a fresh investigation into and justice for the victims who were killed during an attack on their 12th national convention.

On Friday afternoon, the cultural organisation paid floral tributes at a temporary altar at the Satyen Sen Chattar, located outside their central office on Topkhana Road in Dhaka.

Speaking at the memorial, Jamshed Anwar Tapon, general secretary of a faction of Udichi, criticised successive administrations for failing to deliver justice.

"Both the Awami League and the BNP have governed the country since the incident, but neither kept their word. They did not ensure justice for this massacre," Tapon alleged.

He argued that if the Jashore killings had been tried properly, subsequent tragedies, such as the Chhayanaut bombing at Ramna Batamul, the attack on the CPB rally, cinema hall blasts in Mymensingh, and the Netrokona Udichi office attack, might never have occurred.    �"bdnews24