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Bangladesh
Tarique's indictment a conspiracy
2012-03-20
[Bangla Daily Star] Declaring countrywide protest rallies for tomorrow, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said indicting Tarique Rahman
...the elder son of former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam, and Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He is the Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). His nickname is Pino. There are allegations that Pino took a rakeoff from every foreign investment into the country while Mom was in office...
in an August 21 grenade attack case is nothing but a conspiracy to keep him away from the next national polls.

"None out of the 61 witnesses had mentioned his [Tarique] name before further investigation into the allegations. Even the prime accused Mufti Hannan in his statement said he had never been to Hawa Bhaban [BNP chairperson's former political office] or met Tarique Rahman," Fakhrul told a press briefing at the party's Nayapaltan office.

As part of the programme, the BNP will stage a protest rally in front of its office tomorrow.

A Dhaka court on Sunday framed charges against 30 accused including Tarique in the supplementary charge sheet of the killing case.

The BNP leader alleged that the present investigation officer Abdul Kahar Akand has named BNP's Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman only to satisfy the government. "He [Akand] aspired to win nomination from Awami League in the last general elections. He was brought back from retirement to carry out further investigation."

Fakhrul condemned the government initiative to try Tarique in the grenade attack case and demanded withdrawal of all the cases against him. "Tarique Rahman has emerged as a popular leader among the youth. He has started working to make Bangladesh a modern country."

He claimed that Tarique was not allowed the privilege of self-defence before framing of the charge in the case.

When he was told by a newsman that a notice was published in different newspapers asking Tarique to appear before the court, Fakhrul said "Everything should not be seen from a legal point of view. It's a political case. Tarique Rahman has been indicted in the case because of political reasons."

Even Tarique Rahman was not allowed to appoint a lawyer to organise his defence in the court, he argued.

Responding to a journalist's query about whether a runaway accused can get this opportunity, he said, "We have nothing to say if you [journalists] talk in the tone of the ruling party... He [Tarique] is abroad with permission from a court for medical treatment. Despite knowing that, another court has shown him as a runaway."

Several pro-BNP lawyers and party leaders were present at the presser.

Meanwhile,
...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address...
Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
acting chief Maqbul Ahmed yesterday in a statement demanded release of party's Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed and asked the government to withdraw the allegations against him.

The government has indicted him (Mojaheed) in the August 21 grenade attack case only to exact political Dire Revenge™, he alleged.

Twenty-four AL leaders and workers were killed and around 300 others were maimed in the gruesome attack on an AL rally on August 21, 2004.
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