Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam has said that action will be taken against those who have received freedom fighter certificates without actually participating in the Liberation War in 1971.
A list of people employed in government and semi-government institutions under the freedom fighter quota is being prepared, he said.
“It is also being investigated whether there were any irregularities,” he told reporters at the Secretariat after a courtesy call with the Australian Ambassador to Bangladesh on Sunday.
"We will present everything before you, whether those who got jobs under the freedom fighter quota are the children of real freedom fighters, whether it was done fairly," he added.
Farooq-e-Azam said the decision on freedom fighters used to be made through the Jatiyo Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka), which the ministry did not supervise. The ministry could only implement what was decided by them. "Its legal aspects are being looked into."
The adviser said, “The Liberation War is a unique event, and there is no more glorious event than this. True freedom fighters want to regain that glory.”
When asked whether action will be taken if fake freedom fighters are identified, he said, "Why not? It is a fraud against the nation.”
"It is a punishable offense if someone takes advantage of the Liberation War without being a freedom fighter," he further stated.