Dhaka Bureau: ‘BNP does not participate in the discussion of this day because Ziaur Rahman is the head of the prison killings.’ Today Friday (November 04) at noon at the official residence in the capital’s Minto Road, journalists asked about the reason why the BNP did not participate in the discussion of the day of prison killings in the Jatiya Sangsad, the information minister and Awami League joint General Secretary Dr. Hasan Mahmud said this.
The information minister said, ‘If BNP discusses this, it will come out and it should come out that four national leaders were killed in jail by the loyal soldiers of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman. So what will they say about prison murder! They can accept responsibility. As their founder is involved in this jail killing, they do not participate in this day’s discussion.
When asked about the attack on Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, the Minister of Broadcasting strongly condemned the incident and said, “Justice Shamsuddin Manik is a liberal person, believes in democratic spirit and practices freedom.” He is a strong voice of independence. He was attacked at the instigation of the Chhatra Dal and four members of the Chhatra Dal were arrested.
Dr. Hasan Mahmud said, “This proves that what we have been saying – BNP has painted a picture of sabotage all over the country, is true. Under the cover of this movement, they are trying to create a chaotic situation in the country. The manifestation of that is the attack on Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik.
Pointing out that the BNP-Jamaat alliance has planned to carry out more such attacks, the minister said, “They are being carried out by the militant groups under their umbrella.” That is why we have repeatedly warned the countrymen. I appeal to the people of the country – this evil must be stopped.
