No More Rule of Law, Justice in Bangladesh: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Bangladesh now has no justice and rule of law.

"When the entire nation is seeing the wonderful day, we are being forced to say that there is no freedom in the country People's rights have been snatched and the government is without rule of law and justice," he said.

After paying homage to Language Martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar on Friday morning, Fakhrul made the statement while interacting with media, observing the Language Martyrs ' Day and the International Mother Language Day

Fakhrul vowed to bring back democracy in the country and free their party chief Khaleda Zia from jail. 

The party secretary-general said about Khaleda Zia's captivity: "It is our ill luck that the mother of democracy who struggled to create democracy in the country has been unjustly kept in jail."

According to the country’s constitution, she deserves bail, but she is not getting it, Fakhrul added.

Fakhrul and senior party members assembled activists at Azimpur graveyard and gave Fateha for Language Martyrs about 6 a.m. and then went to Shaheed Minar about 8 a.m. respectively.

BNP chairperson's advisory council members Abul Khair Bhuiyan, Abdus Salam, Habibur Rahman Habib, Joint Secretary Khairul Kabir Khokon, Habibun Nabi Khan Sohel, Publicity Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anne, central leaders Shama Obaid, Meer Newaz Ali Newaz, Shamimur Rahman Shamim, Selim Reza Habib, Jubo Dal leader Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, Swecchasebok Dal leaders were, among others, present.

Source: UNB