Sagar-Runi Murder

JSD questions govt role

Staff Correspondent
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) yesterday said that the failure to identify the killers of Sagar and Runi and the disappearance of Ilias Ali has raised questions about the role and administration of the present government. Moreover, incidents of disappearances, crossfire and encounters have made efforts by the government to establish rule of law in the country controversial, party leaders said at a meeting of JSD's national committee. JSD President Hasanul Haque Inu, General Secretary Sharif Nurul Ambia and Executive President Moinuddin Khan Badal were present at the meeting held at the party's central office in the capital, said a press release. At the meeting, party leaders called on main opposition BNP to propose possible alternatives to interim government system, as there are no prospects of reinstating the traditional caretaker government system. The BNP's lack of sincerity in discussing the issue has made an acceptable national election uncertain, the leaders observed. They also called on the government to formulate electricity use policies and buying rice straight from farmers due to low market prices, the release said.