Dhaka, April 5 -- Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmad Azam Khan has said that the government has launched a process to identify and take action against individuals who were falsely listed as freedom fighters on political considerations during the previous "fascist" regime.

Responding to a notice raised by Sylhet-3 lawmaker Md. Abdul Malik in the National Parliament on Sunday, the minister informed that a total of 481 fake freedom fighters have had their official gazettes cancelled between August 2024 and March 2026 following investigations and verification across the country.

The statement was made during the eighth sitting of the first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.

In his notice unde...