Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Secretary General and former Member of Parliament Professor Mia Golam Porwar commented that, based on a planned conspiracy devised in Delhi, Indians carried out the killing of our intellectuals—the finest sons of the nation—in order to implement a plan to make the nation intellectually bankrupt.

He made these remarks today, Sunday, 14 December, at 3:30 pm, while delivering his speech as the chief guest at a discussion meeting organized by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Dhaka City North, on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals’ Day, held at the Krishibid Institute Hall in Farmgate of the capital.

The meeting was presided over by Central Executive Council Member and Ameer of Dhaka City North, Mohammad Selim Uddin, and hosted by Central Majlish-e-Shura Member and Assistant Secretary of Dhaka City North, Mahfuzur Rahman.

Jamaat's Assistant Secretary General Maulana Abdul Halim; Central Executive Council Member and Jamaat-nominated parliamentary candidate for Dhaka-12 constituency, Saiful Alam Khan Milon; and Central Executive Council Member Mobarak Hossain addressed the program as special guests. Among others, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Dhaka City North Abdur Rahman Musa and Engineer Golam Mostafa; Assistant Secretary of Dhaka City North Nazim Uddin Molla; Central Majlish-e-Shura Members Ziaul Hasan, Md. Ataur Rahman Sarkar, Jamal Uddin, Muhibullah, Nasir Uddin, also spoke on the occasion.

Mia Golam Porwar said that even 54 years after independence, the mystery surrounding the killing of intellectuals remains unresolved. After independence, no government took any effective steps to ensure justice for these killings; rather, all blame was placed on Jamaat to politically corner opponents and reap political benefits. Evidence from the writings of prominent Indian figures and authors indicates that India and its local agents were involved in this brutal massacre. In reality, although the Pakistani forces were supposed to surrender on 14 December, the surrender was delayed by two days as per an Indian plan. During those two days, our teachers, poets, litterateurs, engineers, lawyers, and other finest sons of the nation were killed. Essentially, those who were brutally murdered at that time were in favor of independence, but they were ideologically opposed to India and its local agents. Therefore, to clear the path for their agenda, these intellectuals were killed.

However, regrettably, no post-independence government ever published an investigation report on the killing of intellectuals; rather, the Awami League suppressed the investigation report. Even the disappearance of Zahir Raihan, brother of filmmaker Shaheedullah Kaiser, remains shrouded in mystery. He called for the formation of an independent investigation commission to uncover the truth behind the killing of intellectuals.

He further said that the brutal attack on Osman Hadi, one of the leading figures of the July Revolution, was carried out essentially to thwart the July Revolution. Despite repeated death threats against him, the government took no effective measures to ensure his security. Although the government claims to import state-of-the-art technology from abroad to ensure public security, such technologies have never served the welfare of the people; rather, during the Awami fascist era, these technologies were used against the people to carry out oppression, repression, and mass killings.

Speaking on bilateral relations with India, he said that Bangladesh’s relationship with its large neighboring country, India, must be based on equality and justice. “We do not want a master–servant relationship with that country, nor do we desire India’s unwarranted interference in our internal politics.” He strongly urged the government to ensure advanced medical treatment for Osman Hadi and to strengthen the security of July fighters and national leaders, warning that otherwise the upcoming election would be put at risk.

In his speech as a special guest, Assistant Secretary General Maulana Abdul Halim said that intellectuals are the finest sons of the nation; therefore, they should not be politically divided. Regardless of the ideology they adhere to, they deserve the highest respect. He called upon all to forget political differences and unite in the greater interest of the country and the nation.

In his concluding remarks as the chair, Ameer of Dhaka City North Mohammad Selim Uddin said that the very forces that did not want the nation to stand tall were the sinister powers behind this cruel and brutal massacre. However, it is deeply regrettable that even after five decades of victory, the perpetrators of this atrocity remain beyond reach. In an independent country, the mystery surrounding the killing of Zahir Raihan, brother of distinguished intellectual, journalist, and novelist Shaheedullah Kaiser, still remains unresolved.