BNP trying to foil war crimes trial
Says Sahara
Home Minister Sahara Khatun yesterday accused the opposition leader of siding with war criminals and trying to disrupt the war crimes trial through her party's actions.
At a meeting in Jamalpur in the afternoon Sahara said, “Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is trying to foil the war crime trial in the name of a road march throughout the country. Khaleda Zia has now taken the side of those alleged to have committed war crimes.”
She was a special guest at the meeting on law and order held at the Jamalpur Deputy Commissioner's office.
The home minister urged BNP leaders to refrain from protecting those accused of killings, rape and other atrocious crimes during the liberation war. She also invited opposition leaders to return to the parliament to discuss issues beneficial to the country.
When asked if the war crimes trial will be executed during the tenure of the present government, Sahara called on people to remain united in their call for the trial to be held swiftly.
She said, “The people of Bangladesh want to see the trial take place. If public opinion for this keeps pouring in, no one can stop the trial.”
Speaking about scarcity of police vans in police stations across the country, the home minister said that the BNP-Jamat alliance government has not purchased a single vehicle for the police department during their tenure.
“We are now stuck with red tape but have already orderd for 214 police vans,” she said.
Presided over by deputy commissioner Siraj Uddin Ahmed the meeting was addressed, amongst others, by Land Minister Alhaj Rezaul Karim Hira MP, Faridul Hoque Khan Dudal MP, Dr Murad Hasan MP, acting district Awami League president advocate Baki Billah, General Secretary of district Awami League Faruk Ahmed Chowdhury, Superintendent of Police Abdur Razzak, Jamalpur Poura Mayor Advocate Sah Md Wares Ali Mamun and chairman of sadar upazila Bizon Kumar Chanda.
Later, the minister also attended a view-exchange meeting held at the district lawyers' association office.
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