Demand for Abul's resignation iterated
Columnist and writer Syed Abul Maksud yesterday reiterated the demand for resignation of Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain for his involvement in corruption.
“The prime minister will not be able to materialise her electoral pledges keeping any corrupt person in her cabinet,” Maksud said in a statement.
His statement came following a leaked cable by whistleblower site Wikileaks which said former US ambassador in Dhaka James F Moriarty branded the communications minister as a “less than honest” man in his business dealings.
Maksud said revealing such allegation against the minister is very significant.
He said, “It is the responsibility of the government's policymakers to evaluate the corruption charges against the communications minister and others concerned.
“Wikileaks certainly revealed the information on getting it through dependable sources.
“Our movement is neither against the government, nor against any individual. We are just speaking against the corrupt system. We want change.”
Maksud recently led a unique protest rally under the banner “Students-Teachers-Professional Bodies” in the city's Central Shaheed Minar demanding the minister's resignation and to bring order in the country's communications network.
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