BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has demanded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation over Narayanganj abductions and killings.
“Prime Minister is in the charge of home ministry. So she cannot avoid the responsibility of the murders and abductions,” she said.
“So she has to resign from the office,” the BNP chairperson added.
The BNP chief came up with the PM’s resignation demand while visiting the family members of slain Narayanganj Panel mayor Nazrul Islam, and lawyer Chandan Sarkar at his Siddhirganj residence on Tuesday afternoon.
Narayanganj city Ward Counsillor Nazrul Islam, lawyer Chandan Sarkar and five others were abducted on April 27. Their bodies surfaced in the Shitalakkhya River three days later.
Later Nazrul’s father-in-law alleged that the ex-RAB trio were hired in exchange for Tk6 crore to abduct and kill the seven.
Following the allegation RAB sent the three officials– former commanding officer of RAB 11 Tareq Sayeed, Major Arif and Lt Commander Rana–to forced retirement.
Khaleda has blamed elite force RAB for the abduction and killing incident in Narayanganj.
Khaleda Said: “Now Rab is the name of fear and the force is now involved in killing, abduction and force disappearance.”
“Under the circumstances, Rab should be dissolved to bring peace in the mind of the people,” she said.
The BNP chief alleged that the prime suspect of the gruesome murder was sent abroad with the assistance of the elite force and also criticised the government for not taking any step to arrest the killers even after the court order.
The former premier said if the trio ex-rab officials were arrested then the mystery of the killing would be unearthed. Issuing a note of warning, the former premier said tough movement would be waged if the killers were not arrested immediately.
Condoling wife of Chandan Sarkar, Khaleda said, “I have also lost my husband so I know the pain of losing husband.”
The BNP chief also said they have the full support to the lawyers’ programme of work abstention for an hour everyday for an indefinite period.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
