Sangsad Bhaban, Nov. 11 -- The government was prioritising the preparation of accurate lists of those martyred during the 1971 Liberation War and genuine freedom fighters, Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan told Parliament on Wednesday.

He also said the preparation of lists of Razakars, Al-Badr, Al-Shams and others who opposed the Liberation War would be considered at a later stage.

He made the remarks while replying to a question from treasury bench member Ekramul Bari Tipu (Naogaon-4) during the question-answer session in Parliament.

Replying to a question from Opposition Jamaat lawmaker Md Moshiur Rahman Khan (Bagerhat-1), Ahmed Azam said the country currently had 2,06,536 freedom fighters receiving government allowance...