3 Sep 2012: Nizami 1st witness cross exam

After the cross examination of the Chowdhury witness, there was the continuation of the cross examination of the first prosecution witness Mizbahur Rahman Chowdhury in the case of Motiur Rahman Nizami (following on from here)

Defence: When was Islami Satra Sangho founded ?

Witness: I can’t remember it.

Defence: When as East Bangla Satra Sangho founded ?

Witness: I can’t remember it.

Defence: Who was the founder of Islami Satra Sangho ?

Witness: I can’t remember it.

Defence: Who was the founder President of east Pakistan Islami Satra Sangho ?

Witness: I can’t remember .

Defence: Have you any idea about organizing structure of Islami Satra Sangho?

Witness: Yes, I have.

Defence: What is president’s name ?

Witness: I can’t say that but Mr Eunus was east Pakistan Satra Sangho president and Matiur Rahman Nizami was the secretary during that time .

Defence: After Mr Eunus who was the next president or of his successor ?

Withess: Now nothing isin my mind.

Defence: How many terms was Matiur Rahman the secretary of that Sangho?

Witness: I am unable to say it?

Defence: From where Matiur Rahman Nizami has completed his secondary certificate ?

Witness: I don’t know exactly.

Defence: From where he has completed his higher secondary certificate ?

Witness: I don’t know exactly, but approximately he was a student of Dhaka Univarsity ( D.U. ).

Defence : In 1969 who was the president of Chatro Sangho of Dhaka City?

Witness: Abdul Malek

Defence: who was the secretary then ?

Witness: I cannot remember.

Defence: In 1970 who was the president?

Witness: I cannot remember.

Defence: Who was the president and secretary of that Chatro Sangho in Dhaka University during the year of 1969 and 1970

Witness: I cannot remember.

Defence: Who were the president and secretary of Chatro Sangho in Dhaka city during the year of 1969, 1970, 1971 ?

Witness: Nothing in my mind

Defence: Was friday a official holiday during that time?

Witness: No, Friday was not holiday then?

Defence: Did you participate regularly in classes?

Witness: Yes.

Defence: You live at Mitali road in Dhaka. How many times need to go from Mitali road to Maulavibazar.

Witness: In 1969 or during that time from Kamolapur rail station any one can go to Srimanghol (Maulavibazar) and the time duration was departing at 8pm and arriving next morning.

Defence: From Srimanghol to Maulavibazar?

Witness: It takes 35 minutes.

Defence: How long does it take to go from Mitali road to Kamalapur rail station?

Witness: Half an hour.

Defence: Any ceremony of “Shaheen fauz” has been performed at school hour?

Witness: No ceremony of Shaheen fauz was performed on school campus.

Defence: When you were the president of Shaheen fauz of Maulavibazar branch?

Witness: In 1968.

Defence: Who was the next president after you ?

Witness: I cannot remember.

Defence: Who was your secretary ?

Witness: Nurul Islam Parvez. He is alive now.

Defence: During that secretarial time, where you have studied ?

Witness: Maulavibazar Govt College.

Defence: During that time which institute you have studied ?

Witness: Same school.

Defence: Nurul Islam Parvez and you have perfomed your duty simultaneously ?

Witness: Yes.

Defence: You have made how many organizing school committees?

Witness: Two.

Defence: A news paper has been being published in the name of ‘’JAHAN-e- NAU’’ during that time.

Witness: Yes.

Defence: Maulana Abdur Rahim was the editor of that news paper?

Witness: Nothing in my mind.

Defence: At first when you have read the Daily Sangram ?

Witness: Approximately in 1969.

Defence: Who was the editor at that time ?

Witness: Akter Faruque .

Defence: Have any program which was published this daily news paper under the president-ship of you?

Witness: In 1970 three times it had been published.

Defence: Have any copy of that publication?

Witness: I have one copy.

Defence: How many procedures needed to be followed for the appointment of “Shaheen Fauz” president’s?

Witness: Through election process.

Defence: How many times you were president?

Witness: Once.

Defence: Was any central constitution of “Shaheen Fauz”?

Witness: Yes.

Defence: Who was the administer of that ?

Witness: Leader of Islami Chatra Sangho in district level was the administrator.

Defence: In which way the central committee elected?

Witness: After me there was no election and I have no clear idea about that process.

Defence: Nur Mohammad Akand was the first president of Shaheen Fauz .

Witness: I cannot remember.

Defence: When you were the district president who was the central president then ?

Witness: Nurul Islam

Defence: Have you heard the name of Matiur Rahman, who was the president of Shaheen Fauz ?

Witness: No, but someone wrote something on ‘’Daily Sangram’’ in the name of Matiur Rahman .

Defence : Have you heard the name of Kazi Shamsul Haque , who was engaged in that fauz ?

Witness: No .

Defence: Who was the proposer of Shaheen Fauz ?

Witness: I don’t know exactly but this title was not according to any person’s name .

Defence: Did you have any knowledge about any Shaheen while you were the central leader?

Witness: I knew many Shaheen bhai (brother) then.

Defence: Say something about on of them?

Witness: One of Shaheen bhai went to Maulavibazar as a demonstrator. I don’t know his personal identity.

Defence: The students from Shaheen Fauz has never become president.

Witness: This is not true.

Defence: The president and secretary of that ‘’fauz’’ has been elected from this elite class .

Witnes: No

Defence: You are not the president of Shaheen fauz of Maulavibazar branch during that time ?

Witness: Not true.

Defence: There was many branches of that fauz, and a student was elected as a director from every branch.

Witness: Not true.

Defence: The news of Shaheen fauz was published through ‘’JAHAN NAU’’ but not Sangram.

Witness: Not true. It was not possible to provide ‘’JAHAN NAU’’ to Maulavibazar and Daily Sangram has been published as a monthly paper where one page was allotted for Shaheen fauz news .

Defence: Did you read the constitution of Islami Satra Songho when you joined at that Songho ?

Witness: Yes.

Defence: Have you read the district constitution or structure when you joined that Songho ?

Witness: Central Islami Satra Songho means East Pakistan Songho which was regulated within East Pakistan.

Defence: Jamat-e- Islami had two separate Chatro Shaongha for east and west Pakistan.

Witness: Yes, both were run as an individual name.

Defence: Have you read the constitution of Jamat-e-Islam under greater Pakistan ?

Witness: Yes.

Defence: there any rules for establishing any student wing ?

Witness: There was no name of any student wings.

Defence: Was any special rules for establishing student wing?

Witness: No, there was two basic constitutions for Jamat, one is for ‘’Rukun’’ and another is for common people but I did not belong to RUKUN during that time so did not see the constitution of Rukun.