Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
yesterday said the ruling party men were now rejoicing over the fact that it had been able to suppress BNP's anti-government campaign.
Awami League leaders are relishing each and every move of the government -- repression, filing cases and ruthless oppression of BNP men.
"None could draw any benefit by shunning democratic political process earlier. I am urging the ruling party to take lesson from the history," she said. She asked the Awami League to return to the ambience of political coexistence and fair competitiveness.
Issuing a blurb signed by her Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan, Khaleda demanded immediate release of BNP big shots as most of them are indisposed in jail.
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee members Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury and Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi are now languishing in jails.
Just because of political vengeance and to repress the opposition the Awami League has detained many leaders for a long time in cases filed by ACC which is subservient to the government, she alleged.
Many of those leaders, aged and ailing, are being tortured both physical and mentally in the name of remand.
Khaleda alleged that BNP leader Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu died due to lack of proper treatment,
Mirza Fakhrul was sent back to jail without proper treatment and Khandakar Mosharraf was also denied treatment.
"We along with their family members are concerned about their health."
Khaleda demanded withdrawal of all false and politically motived cases filed against opposition leaders and activists. She also alleged that detained leaders and activists were also denied bail and treatment abroad.