Awami League presidium member and Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any dialogue between the government and BNP in five years.
“The national election has taken place as per the constitution, and it’s for five years. So, there’s no possibility to initiate dialogue before that,” he said.
The minister said this while briefing reporters after a meeting of Awami League-led 14-party alliance at AL president’s Dhanmondi political office in the city.
Nasim, also the coordinator of the 14-party, said, “The election will be held at the appropriate time. We’ve been elected for five years. So, there’s no scope to hold dialogue and election in between the time.”
Mentioning that BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s speech on joint forces’ operation in Satkhira is tantamount to sedition, the AL leader said, “Force is needed to apply sometimes for peace. So, the joint forces have got tough. But how could Khaleda Zia call them foreigners? It’s utter nonsense, tantamount to sedition and a threat to country’s sovereignty. Action might be taken against her.”
In reply to a question that the national anti-graft body is investigating the wealth of many ministers and MPs, Nasim said, “The Anti Corruption Commission is an independent body. It’ll take action as per its jurisdiction…And our leader (Sheikh Hasina) announced a crusade against corruption.”
Workers Party of Bangladesh president Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal president Sharif Nurul Ambia were, among others, present at the meeting.
Source: UNB Connect
GROSS VIOLATION OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS IN BANGLADESHI PRISONS
WHAT’S HAPPENING INSIDE HASINA’S DUNGEONS?
Field report: Khondoker Rafqul Islam, & Abdul Halim Patwary reporting from Dhaka after visiting 7 jails in various part of the country. Dkaka:24.01.2013
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENING INSIDE VINDICTIVE HASINA’S DUNGEON WHERE THE INMATES NUMBER IS OVER SIX TIMES THEIR CAPACITY: SMELL OF TOILET EVERY WHERE. TO GET FOOD SUPPLIED FROM HOME INMATES HAVE TO PAY REGULARLY. THIS LUCRATIVE TRADE IS ALMOST A NORM THAT NOBODY QUESTION FEARING PUNISHMENT & IT IS KNOWN TO MOST PEOPLE. PRISON’S OWN FOOD IS MOSTLY NOT EATABLE. MOST OF THE DUNGEONS ARE NOT AT ALL SUITABLE FOR HUMAN HABITATION, EVEN FOR ANIMAL SAID ONE INMATE. WHAT WONDER, NEARLY 121,000 people are in hiding. About the number of the prisoner whose number & list lengthening every day Un-named police officer told Al-Hilal, “I CANNOT TELL YOU EXACT NUMBER BUT I RECKON AROUND 250,000 and more “WANTED” peoples names are being added to the list almost in daily basis.? YOU CAN SEE VILLAGE AFTER VILLAGE IS EMPTY OF ANY ADULT MALE; THEY ALL HAVE GONE TO HIDING”. When asked who prepared the list of “WANTED” SUSPECTS WHO ARE TO BE ARRESTS?” Is it the top brasses of police or the Detective Branch? Police officer replied, “NEITHER, THE LIST COMES FROM HOME OFFICE, SOMETIMES SUPPLEMENTARY LIST COMES FROM LAW MINISTRY AND IN FEW OCCASION WE HAD LIST COMING FROM THE PRIME MINISTERS OFFICE”. But you cannot tell me the number of the inmates you holding? “NO, I DOUBT IF ANYONE WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL YOU THE REAL NUMBER. NOBODY KNOWS”
Khondoker Rafqul Islam, & Abdul Halim Patwary reporting from Dhaka after visiting 7 jails in various part of the country.
Ayub Ali Ansary adds from Chittagong, “HIGHLY POLITICIZED AND THOROUGHLY CORRUPT POLICE, and MOSTLY RECRUITED FROM HER OWN HOME VILLAGE ARE LET LOOSE ON HER ISLAMIC OPPONENTS. ANY PERSON WEARING A CAP, BEARD AND LONG ISLAMIC DRESS IS AN “ISLAMIC TERRORIST” AND AS SUCH AN ANTI STATE ELEMENT. “HE SHOULD BE FIRED UPON FIRST BEFORE HE KILLS YOU” IS THE STANDING INSTRUCTION STILL IN USE! (ISSUED BY THE EX HOME MINISTER). IT MEANS, ASK NO QUESTION JUST SHOOT ON SIGHT. THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED MISUSE OF STATE-POWER AND STATE MACHINERIES & INSTITUTIONS, PARTICULARLY THE JUDICIARY, POLICE & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.THESE ARE BEING USED AS POLITICAL TOOLS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF HOLDING ON TO POWER naming, branding and bracketing all the political opponents, critics as “SEDITIOUS”. Even the foreign critics of these kind of abuse of power, mass arrrest, abduction, closing the office of the opposition, putting almost all the top opposition politicians in jail, abusing and insulting them and killing people indiscriminately are being accused of “ INTERFERING IN BANGLADESH’S INTERNAL MATTER”!
This is the exact state of affairs now prevailing in Bangladesh under arrogant, Hasina’s illegal rule that has no legitimacy. Home office knows not how many inmates are in jail. Country’s colonial British built 68 jails supposed to accommodate 72,000 prisoners are holding inmates 5-6 times their capacity. Most of the jails are smelly. Smell of human waste is overwhelming and suffocating in some areas. One officer on condition of anonymity told Al-Hilal, “SIR, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP THE TOILETS CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE HYGIENIC STANDARD AS BEST AS WE CAN WE THE MEAGRE RESOURCES WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH. YOU HAVE SEEN ONE WING OF MY JAIL BUT IF YOU SEE THE OTHER SIDE OPPOSITE AND NOT EXPOSED YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO BREATH BECAUSE THE SMELL IS SO INTENSE”. When asked if he thought it was a health hazard. His reply was “OBVIOUSLY, BUT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SHOW ITS ADVERSE EFFECT LATER ON, LONG AFTER THEIR RELEASE AND NOT INSTANTLY”. I will tell you sir, never mind human beings, even a civilised country would not allow its animals to live in such condition. I am not a politician but I can tell you that I am long enough in this jail but during this time not even a window has been changed, no new toilet fixed due of “SHORTAGE OF FUND” we are told…. My predecessor told me like all other state institutions jail too is the victim of TENDER SNATCHING Business. Most probably some money was sanctioned to carry out the repair, reconstruction, expansion but work was not carried out and the money was pocketed. It has been the norm during the last 5 years of this TENDER-SNATCHING GOVERNMENT. Tender snatching, tender looting is the norm and the culprits are the ruling party’s student & Youth cadres. They are so powerful nobody could control those Frankenstein Monsters. Hasina is just scared and thus unable stop them and she has been watching helplessly as they WERE shooting each other while fighting to grab the tenders. They would not hesitate for a moment to shoot her if she wants to stop their parallel government from functioning. This is the reality behind the facade of her “ECONOMIC PROGRESS”!!