DHAKA, Sept 18, 2022 (BSS) - Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today called upon all who believe in Liberation War spirit to be united in realising the international recognition of genocide carried out in 1971 Liberation War on unarmed Bangalees.

He made the call in a press conference at Jatiya Press Club here.

Mozammel said international recognition of genocide of 1971 could not be realised in the long 51 years after independence. But Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government declared March 25 as the National Genocide Day.

Bangladesh Support Group, an organisation of the Netherlands expatriate Bangladeshis, Projonmo 71, an organization of children of martyrs and Amra Ekattor jointly organised the press conference with a view to attaining United Nations recognition for the genocide launched in Bangladesh.

Amra Ekattor chief coordinator Hilal Fayezi read out the keynote in the press conference.

Genocide expert and martyr's offspring Pradip Kumar Dutta and Projonmo 71 President Asif Munir also spoke.

Mozammel said Pakistani occupation forces with the cooperation of their local collaborators killed 30 lakh people during the nine-month Liberation War, they violated 2 lakh women, set houses on fire and carried out massive looting all over the country.

The minister also sought international recognition for March 25 as International Genocide Day side by side with the existing December 9.