“I could not see my son when he breathed his last, I could not even see his body,” said one victim Renu Begum at an Awami League event in Dhaka.
Victims of the petrol bomb attacks which were carried out during the anti-government movements in 2013-15 shared their experience of terror, agony and loss with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 6 November 2022.
At an event organised by the Awami League at the National Museum in the capital's Shahbagh area, family members of the slain victims and survivors got an opportunity to tell their stories and demand justice directly from the premier.
Addressing the programme, PM Sheikh Hasina, strongly condemned the violence and arson attacks led by the BNP-Jamaat alliance and expressed profound sorrow and empathy for the victims.
The prime minister said, "Arson terror is a crime against humanity. Cases have been filed against those who were involved in such subversive acts and trials are ongoing.