<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Thursday blasted countries around the world for not speaking up after the assassination of&nbsp; Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the members of his family on August 15, 1975.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"When the conspirators killed Bangabandhu and other members of his family on August 15, 1975, no country in the world spoke of humanity. They didn't even send condolence messages about their deaths. Nowadays, many countries around the world keep singing the song of humanity. But they were silent when Bangabandhu and his family were killed," he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Momen was addressing a discussion and Doa mahfil organised by the Bangabandhu Foundation on the occasion of National Mourning Day at Tejgaon College Auditorium in the capital on Thursday afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deputy Leader of the House Matia Chowdhury was present as the chief guest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Referring to the infamous Indemnity Act, the foreign minister said, "There was a black law that prohibited the trial of Bangabandhu's murderers. Nowhere in the history of the world that I am aware of has there been such a "black law" that prevents the prosecution of murderers."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangabandhu, freed the country from the stigma by bringing the killers of her father and family members to justice after coming to power following 21 years of struggle," the minister said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Referring to the assassination of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail on November 3, 1975, Momen said the aim of the killers was to completely root out those who believed in the spirit of freedom.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drawing attention to a troubled period during the BNP-Jamaat government from 2001 to 2006, Momen detailed the rise of militancy and terrorism across the country around that time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"With the support of the government, notorious terrorists like Siddiqul Islam, alias Bangla Bhai, emerged. Sixty-three of the 64 districts of Bangladesh were bombed simultaneously. People were killed by bombing in courts during trials," he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A foreign diplomat went to a shrine in Sylhet and was targeted in a grenade attack that killed three people, including police. More than 50 people, including the ambassador, were injured."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Momen cautioned that national and worldwide conspiracies similar to the one that occurred on August 15, 1975, were still being planned.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Referring to the August 21 grenade attack against Sheikh Hasina, the foreign minister expressed his determination not to return to a time of fear and insecurity when citizens were afraid to leave their homes or send their children to school and college.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He urged support for Hasina's government, emphasising the collective responsibility to secure a better future for Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Executive President of the Bangabandhu Foundation, Advocate Dr Mashiur Malek, Principal of Tejgaon College, and Vice President of the Bangabandhu Foundation, Dr Harun-or-Rashid, among others, spoke on the occasion. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>