The intervening time executive has no data on passe road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader’s whereabouts since the Awami League executive fell, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam acknowledged currently (17 December).
The executive has no proof that Quader, who can even be the overall secretary of Awami League, used to be hiding all some of the simplest ways thru the nation for three months and later left the nation, Shafiqul acknowledged at a press convention at the International Service Academy in Dhaka in the afternoon.
Relating to allegations that Quader and legislation enforcement members dealing with criminal cases fleeing the nation, he acknowledged, “We’re taking a gaze into these matters. Now we have got learned many things. However the chief would now not have any proof about whether Obaidul Quader used to be in Bangladesh or now not.”
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The press secretary acknowledged there used to be no executive in the nation for three days after 5 August, when Sheikh Hasina fled the nation in the face of a mass insurrection. “There have been no police in the nation for a week. Plenty has came about on this insist.
“The opposite folks of the nation equipped their possess security. The students managed the traffic on the roads. However I will instruct this worthy, this executive is addressing all the pieces that has come to its consideration.”
Shafiqul also acknowledged, “Those that have been engaging in regards to the killings during the July insurrection, these who’ve blood on their hands, will be dropped at justice. There will be no exemptions. Those engaging in regards to the enforced disappearances, be they political parties or members of legislation enforcement agencies, will be prosecuted. You would also invent hobble of this worthy.”
Responding to a build aside a matter to on the Jatiya Nagorik Committee’s present interrogate about holding elections after making certain the prosecution of Awami League and cohorts of fascism, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azam Majumder acknowledged, “If this proposal comes from the side of the political parties in the discussion of the National Consensus Constructing Rate or the court docket considerations any directive, then the chief will rob a option after taking all the pieces into serious about.”
ICT seeks clarification about how Obaidul Quader fled the nation
His comments come as the Global Crimes Tribunal (ICT) currently sought an clarification from the inspector overall of police (IGP) and engaging officials of the legislation enforcement agencies below Bangladesh Police on how Awami League Same old Secretary Obaidul Quader managed to head away the nation regardless of having an arrest warrant issued against him.
The IGP and the agencies have been given 15 days to contrivance the clarification, ICT Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam instructed newshounds at the tribunal premises in Dhaka.
He used to be speaking to journalists after the listening to of a case difficult Forty five other folks, including Quader, passe Awami Leagues ministers, high-profile other folks, bureaucrats, and political leaders, accused of genocide and crimes against humanity dedicated during the July-August mass insurrection.
Tajul acknowledged they drew the court docket’s consideration to the proven truth that Quader, who used to be also the passe road transport and bridges minister, has been in Bangladesh for the previous three months after the Awami League executive used to be ousted.
After ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on 5 August in the face of the student-led mass insurrection, many Awami League leaders and ministers and shriek ministers from her executive also escaped remote places whereas some have been arrested later.
On the other hand, there used to be ongoing uncertainty relating to Quader’s whereabouts. Firstly put, rumours circulated that he had been arrested, which later modified into out to be false.
Not too prolonged ago, a nationwide each day reported that Quader used to be in the nation for three months after the Awami League executive fell and then managed to soar remote places.
Meanwhile, relating to the ICT’s directive, Dwelling Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury currently acknowledged the intervening time executive used to be unaware of Quader’s whereabouts even supposing he used to be hiding in the nation for three months.
“If we had known, we would have caught him,” he acknowledged whereas speaking to newshounds after a gathering at the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner’s Acquire of job in Segunbagicha.
