One of the surviving members of the family, the prime minister made the observation at an event in Dhaka marking the birthday of her younger brother Russell on Friday. He was a 10-year-old student of class four at University Laboratory School when the killers massacred the family on Aug 15, 1975. Hasina returned to the country in 1981 and took the helm of the Awami League. “People would have fears if the killers of children and women (on Aug 15, 1975) were tried at the time. Such mindset would not have formed.”The prime minister spoke of her determination to work to stop killings of children by ensuring trial of killers.

Source: bd News24 October 18, 2019 15:00 UTC