Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the government will not form a new probe commission over the Pilkhana carnage, as a national independent commission is already in place.

Proper justice will be served for the Pilkhana carnage and necessary steps will be taken to make sure such an incident is never witnessed in future, he told reporters after paying homage to the victims of Pilkhana BDR carnage at Banani Military Graveyard in the capital.

“During the tenure of the interim government, an independent national investigation commission was formed and its report is now before us. During the interim government, the report was already in hand but little action was taken for its implementation,” Salahuddin said.

The minister said, “From what I have seen at a glance, it contains around 70 recommendations. I will study it in more detail. Many of these recommendations are currently being implemented. The judicial process will be completed. The remaining recommendations will be implemented gradually.”

He said the previous government had formed two committees on the Pilkhana carnage but their reports were never made public.

Salahuddin Ahmed said Pilkhana carnage was a threat to Bangladesh’s independence and sovereignty aimed at weakening the nation’s armed forces.

“Such motives can only come from those who do not believe in Bangladesh’s sovereignty or who want to see the country as weak,” he added.