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| BNP: No war criminals in our party |
| 2009-01-05 |
| BNP lawmaker-elect Salauddin Quader Chowdhury yesterday claimed that there are no war criminals in his party. "If the new government finds any war criminals among us it can try them...we have no objection to the trial of war criminals," said Salauddin, also parliamentary affairs adviser to former premier Khaleda Zia, talking to reporters at his Mohakhali office. Replying to a query from the reporters, he said, "Those who had handed over 93,000 Pakistani soldiers to the Pakistan authorities can answer the question at ease about war criminals." Does that statement make any sense? Or is it just me? Salauddin also said they regretted their disgraceful defeat in the election and therefore want to reorganize the party hierarchy. "BNP is ready cooperate with the Awami League-led government both in and outside the parliament without putting aside its 'nationalist ideals and Islamic values," said Salauddin. "We cannot compromise with the Islamic values, Bismillah and Islam, the state religion of our country," he added. He lambasted Awami League's idea of forging a South Asian taskforce to combat terrorist activities in the region saying that his party does not support such idea. |
| Posted by:Fred |