After dealing with the Quasem Ali division order, the tribunal then moved onto to further cross examine Sayedee’s investigation officer. This follows on from this day.
Defence: When did you give the first summons to present Mr. Gonesh Chandra before the Tribunal?Justice Nizamul Huq: Okay the Court is adjourned till 1:30 P.M.
Witness: I can’t remember.
Defence: When did you first go with summons to the office of Pirojpur SP?
Witness: I can’t remember.
Defence: When did you first take the summons to Gonesh Chandra?
Witness: I can’t recall.
Defence: You have taken several processes to present Gonesh Chandra before the Tribunal.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: What is the last date when the last steps to make him present was taken?
Witness: I can’t recall.
Defence: Did you take any steps to find him at home?
Witness: He was not found after sending some people to find him at home.
Defence: Did you take a note that- he was not found at home?
Witness: No.
Defence: You have not gone to the work place of Gonesh Chandra.
Witness: Not true.
Defence: What is his work place?
Witness: It is his house and the nearby areas.
Defence: Where is his house situated at?
Witness: At his village- Baghmara.
Defence: You didn’t watch his house.
Witness: I did. It is a tin-shed house, and there are two rooms. It is situated over 6-7 kathas of land.
Defence: Did you observe any significant something in his house other than those two rooms.
Witness: No.
Defence: What is the size of the village Baghmara?
Witness: I could not tell it by roaming.
Defence: How many times you did go to his house for investigation?
Witness: I didn’t go during investigation.
Defence: Did you visit the village after the investigation?
Witness: Yes, several times. But I can’t recall the dates.
Defence: Did you go to the respectable people like Chairman, Matobbor etc. at that village?
Witness: I have gone to the people of the nearby area, but I don’t know whether they are respectable or not.
Defence: Whether the Baghmara village is under the Pourosova or Union?
Witness: It is under the Kodomtola Union.
Defence: Whether you have asked the Chairman or Member?
Witness: I have gone to the local member. But I can’t recall the name.
Defence: Where is the house of the Members located at?
Witness: I don’t know. I have found him at the Union Board Office.
Defence: Who has taken you to the Baghmara village?
Witness: S.I. Badol Krishno.
Defence: Whether you have attached the out and in entry pass from the Police Station of the abovementioned S.I. Badol Krishno with the report?
Witness: No.
Defence: The report that you did not find Gonesh Chandra Saha after looking for him is false.
Witness: Not true.
Defence: Major General AKM Shafiullah, Bir Uttom is a sector commander of the liberation war.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Afterwards he has been assigned as the Chief of the Army of Bangladesh?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: He was the member of the parliament under the defence ministry of Bangladesh on the last term of Awami League Government.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: The book ‘Bangladesh at War’ has been published at February, 1989.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: There is no mentioning of Mr. Sayedee in this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: The book ‘Bangabandhu O Bangladesh, 1971-1975’ edited by Muntasir Mamun has first been published on 15th August, 2008.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: There is no mentioning of Mr. Syedee on this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: The book ‘Shadhinota Ekattor’ written by Kader Siddiki, Bir Uttom has first been published on 1997 and there is no mentioning of Mr. Sayedee on this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: ‘Contribution of India in the war of Bangladesh’- written by Salam Azad has first been published on 2003. There is no mentioning of Mr. Sayedee on this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: ‘Witness to Surrender’- written by Siddik Salek has first been published on 1997. There is no mentioning of Mr. Sayedee in this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: The writer of the above mentioned book at the very onset of his career life was a lecturer of Punjab University. And he was a PRO of Pakistan Army Eastern Command.
Witness: I don’t know.
Defence: Whether the book ‘To the memory of Pakistan’ has been written in the memory of Pakistan?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Whether the following writer was one of those 93000 POW of 1971?
Witness: It has not been mentioned in my note.
Defence: There is no mentioning of Mr. Sayedee in this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: ‘Brave of Heart’- written by Habibul Alam, Bir Protik has first been published on 2006. There is no mentioning of Mr. Syedee in this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: There is no mentioning of Mr. Syedee on the book ‘Bangabandhu O Muktijuddho’—written by Amir Hossain, published- 2008.
Witness: True.
Defence: ‘Lokkho Praner Binimoye’—written by- Rakikul Islam, Bir Uttom has first been published on 1996.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: The contents of this book was previously published in a daily newspaper on daily basis after the liberation war.
Witness: I can’t recall.
Defence: There is no mentioning of Mr. Sayedee in this book.
Witness: True.
Defence: The book ‘Vasha Andoloner 50 bochor’ is by no way involved with the incidents of 1971.
Witness: True.
Defence: When did you gone to Parerhat bazaar to make the exhibit-40?
Witness: 19-8-2010 at 11:30 A.M. At first I have gone to the house of Ruhul Amin Nobin.
Defence: Ruhul AMin’s house is at the inner part of Parerhat Bazar.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: From whom you have collected the description of Parerhat Bazar?
Witness: Mahbubul Alam Hawladar and others.
Defence: Whether the sketch match exhibited on exhibit-40 is of 1971 or the present position of Parerhat Bazar?
Witness: It is basically made on the present condition of Parerhat Bazar. But in some places there are the mentioning of the shop owners of 1971 at the map.
Defence: There are 33 spots in this map.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Other than the spot- Q1, W, X all other spots relate to 1971.
Witness: There were shops on the abovementioned places, the owners were Hindus. But I can’t identify them.
Defence: The spots ‘A’ ‘L’ ‘U’ ‘Y’ are respectively Rickshaw stand, Kali Mondir, Mosque, Parerhat Rajlokkhi High School. These were both there in 1971 and now.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: The owners of the shops ‘B’ ‘C’ are Rahman Kholifa and Aziz Kholifa. Whether they are alive?
Witness: No.
Defence: The owners of the shop marked from M-P, M1, O1, P1, S, T, X, Z, A1, B1 were not present during your investigation.
Witness: The Hindu people were the owners at 1971. Now the possession has been changed.
Defence: You have said: ‘you have prepared the Parerhat sketch map on the basis of present position where in some places the names of 1971 owners have been mentioned.’ It is false.
Witness: Not true.
Defence: There is no shop at the ‘B’ marked shop as has been mentioned as owned by Rahman Kholifa.
Witness: Not true. There was a house. And in 1971 there was shop of wielding.
Defence: There is a house in the ‘C’ marked place other than a shop.
Witness: Not true.
Defence: Are there any grave yards, burial grounds and some rickshaw stand in the place marked by A?
Witness: It is not in my note.
Defence: Some rickshaw drivers of rickshaw-stand in 1971 were Halim Hawlader, Mouj ali and Asraf ali, all of them are still alive and everyone drives rickshaw even now without Asraf ali.
Witness: I can’t say as it is not in the note.
Defence: Did you investigate where were the rickshaw-stands in 1971 in Pirojpur city?
Witness: It is not known to me.
Defence. Pakistani army came Parerhat from Pirojpur city by 26 rickshaws. Did you make any investigation about those rickshaw- pullers.
Witness: I examined Mahbubul Alam and Ruhul Amin Nobi about this matter and investigated in secret.
Defence: Did you ask any rickshaw driver of Parer hat or city?
Witness: I asked many rickshaw drivers but did not take note as I did not have any result.
Defence: You did not include many subjects of investigation in your diary.
Witness: This is not true.
Defence: Is there any area of blacksmith in any place marked by D, E, F, I, J, K (exhibition-40)?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: How many blacksmiths in this area did you ask?
Witness: I asked Barik Molla and Kala Kormoker of the place marked by D.
Defence: There are 10 /15 houses and shop of blacksmith in the place marked by D, E, F, I, J, K.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: How old was Barek Molla?
Witness: 50 years.
Defence: Can you say the name of 2/4 people who were employed as blacksmith in 1971?
Witness: Yes, Kartik Kormoker, Dulal Kormoker.
Defence: Is Dulal Kormoker alive now?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Salam Talukder is the ex UP member and freedom fighter. Did he live that area in 1971?
Witness: He is 70 years old and has been living in this area from 10 years.
Defence: Where was his previous house?
Witness: This is not in my note.
Defence: Did Kala Kormoker and Barek Maolana participate in the freedom fight.
Witness: It is not in my note.
Defence: Did you get any people who did not go to war except those persons who were against the liberation war?
Witness: Yes, I got many.
Defence: Mahtab Uddin Hawlader, Abdul Latif Hawlader, Mustafa Hawlader, Sultan Ahmed Hawlader and many others.
Defence: Where is the house of Mahtab Uddin Hawlader?
Witness: In the village of Tengrakhali.
Defence: In the sketch map there is no note of his shop.
Witness: No.
Defence: Where is the house of Mustafa Hawlader?
Witness: Hoglabunia.
Defence: Where is the house of Sultan Hawlader?
Witness: Chitolia.
Defence: There is no description of shop in the sketch map.
Witness: No.
Defence: Where is house of Abdul Latif Hawlader?
Witness: Tengrakhali.
Defence: There is no sign of his shop?
Witness: No.
Defence: What was the profession of Mahtab Uddin Hawlader, Sultan Ahmed Hawlader and Abdul Latif Hawlader in 1971?
Witness: Mahtab Uddin Hawlader was the student, Abdul Latif Hawlader was farmer and Sultan Ahmed Hawlader was also student.
Defence: Where did Mahtab Uddin Hawlader and Sultan Ahmed Hawlader study?
Witness: Sultan Ahmed Hawlader studied in Pirojpur Sohrawarthi college and where did Sultan Ahmed Hawlader study, is not in my note.
Defence: There is a canal, south to the place marked by D, E, F, I, J, K.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: There are some shops and fish market from the place marked by D, E, F, I, J, K to the middle of the canal.
Witness: Yes but I did not mark them.
Defence: You did not make witnesses any person who lives in the north of the canal?
Witness: I asked them but did not include them as witnesses.
Defence: South of the canal, there are some houses between KALI (name of Hindu God) temple marked by L and the canal which are the house of Chitta Shil, Razzak Wakil and many others.
Witness: The house of Chitto Shil is not in my note but middle of the place there are some houses which are not in my note.
Defence: Is there any shop between the shop of Modan saha and Bijoy Master?
Witness: No.
Defence: Is there any shop between two shops marked by N and O?
Witness: No.
Defence: The owner the shop is not Rada Bollob. Present owner is Abis Hawlader.
Witness: Yes.
Defence: In which year Abis Haolader became the owner of this shop?
Witness: That is not in my note.
Defence: The shop marked by O is the shop of Rada Bollob and marked by P is the shop of Benubiler?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Who is the present owner of the shop of Benubiler?
Witness: His son Kristo Saha age 55 years, Shibu Saha age 45 and Uttam Saha age 40 years. This shop is now empty.
Defence: His wife?
Witness: His wife is alive.
Defence: Did the Benubiler go to India as refugee in 1971?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Did you ask Benubiler and his son Kristo Saha?
Witness: I did not find them whish is why I could not ask them.
Defence: Kasto Saha marked by A1 and the son of Benubiler, Kristo Saha is the same person?
Witness: No.
Defence: Is there any shop between the shop of Benubiler marked by P and the shop of Narayan Das marked by Q?
Witness: No.
Defence: Who is the present owner of the shop of Narayan Das?
Witness: Mohiuddin is the owner and Alamgir rents it.
Defence: What was the shop in 1971?
Witness: In 1971 it was the sweet shop of and now it is shop of selling Tin (corrugated Iron sheet).
Defence: There is a road at the south side of the place marked by Q?
Witness: Yes.
Defence: Is there any shop between the shop of Chitto Shil marked by M1 and the shop of Helal Uddin Posari?
Witness: It is not shown in the sketch map.
Defence: What was the shop of Chitto Shil in the 1971?
Witness: It was the shop for hair cutting in 1971. Now it is managed by his two sons Bipul Sil and Ripon Sil.
Defence: Is the wife of Chittosil alive?
Witness: It is not in my note.
Defence: Did you speak Bipul Sil and Ripon Sil?
Witness: I am not able to say because it is not in my note.
Defence: Is Helal Uddion Posari the owner?
Witness: He died. In 1971 he was the owner. His son Abdus Salam and Kalam is the present owner.
Then the court was adjourned.
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