Withdraw all cases against Tarique Rahman to allow his return: Fakhrul

“[The interim government] must give up vitality to the of us through elections after reforms. If essential, we can say on the streets as soon as more to set democracy,” he also said

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27 September, 2024, 08:05 pm

Closing modified: 27 September, 2024, 08:23 pm

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded the withdrawal of all cases against the celebration’s acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman to tag skill for his return to the country.

“All cases against Tarique Rahman ought to be withdrawn so that he can return to the country. If the cases filed against BNP activists are likely to be no longer withdrawn, there could presumably presumably perhaps no longer ever be a neutral build,” he also said at a meeting at the present time (27 September) in Gazipur held in memory of the unhurried BNP chief Brigadier General (retd) Hannan Shah.

Tarique went into self-imposed exile in London presently after the BNP misplaced the 2008 nationwide elections. He has been convicted in multiple cases throughout the Awami League regime. Closing yr, he changed into sentenced to nine years in a case filed over collecting unlawful wealth. In 2016, Tarique changed into handed down a seven-yr penitentiary time frame in a money-laundering case. He changed into also sentenced to penitentiary for life in 2018 over a living to execute Hasina in 2004 when she changed into within the opposition.

Meanwhile, speaking at the memorial meeting at the present time, Fakhrul also warned the intervening time authorities no longer to take too grand time to protect up elections.

“Cheap time does no longer mean too grand time. The sooner elections are held, the easier off the country can be. [The interim government] must give up vitality to the of us through elections after reforms. If essential, we can say on the streets as soon as more to set democracy,” he said.

“No dilly-dallying can be tolerated,” he added.

The BNP secretary general said Bangladesh is yet to beat the democratic crisis despite Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country.

“Of us deem that democracy could presumably presumably merely silent be established through free elections,” he said, calling for conserving an election as presently as that you just would per chance presumably presumably perhaps also keep in mind.

Alleging that the Awami League is silent looking to hatch conspiracies, Fakhrul said, “They’re looking to destabilise the country.”

He also alleged that Awami League could presumably presumably perhaps strive to tag “varied unstable scenarios centring the upcoming Durga Puja.

“Everyone could presumably presumably merely silent be alert. Hindu brothers are residents of this country. I guarantee you, any incident can be handled unitedly,” he added.