Accusing Khaleda Zia of having a link with international militant group Islamic State, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday categorically said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief would have to face trial for killing people.
‘You are seeing that terrorist activities are going on globally… What the IS did! …They burned 45 Egyptians to death….she (Khaleda) has a connection with them (IS), she is now burning people of my country to death joining hands with them. This cannot be spared,’ she said.
The prime minister was responding to a supplementary question from Shamim Osman (Narayanganj-4) during her question-answer session in parliament, United News of Bangladesh reports.
She said Khaleda Zia was killing people through arson attacks by giving orders staying in her office.
‘She is burning people, she is killing people. The people of Bangladesh will never tolerate these killings.’
The prime minister mentioned that cases have been filed and the law would take its own course.
She said Khaleda cannot avoid her responsibility for killing people.
Hasina also mentioned that all these acts of Khaleda cannot go unpunished.
Reiterating that Khaleda Zia unleashed a reign of terror across the country killing innocent people, Hasina said some cadres of Khaleda and Jamaat-Shibir are involved in these killings.
‘The trial of these will surely be held on Bangladesh soil…Such serious crimes cannot be accepted…If such unjust is tolerated then the country will plunge into destruction.’
Hasina said Khaleda Zia suddenly imposed hartal in the country from February 2 when the SSC examinations were scheduled to start.
She also questioned what the BNP chairperson will achieve by ruining the academic career of the SSC examinees.
Reiterating that boycotting the last general election was a wrong political decision of Khaleda Zia, Hasina questioned why the people of the country will have to pay for her wrong decision.
‘She (Khaleda) is now taking revenge on people…what type of activity is this.’
Hasina said, ‘People will one day spit on BNP…they will not utter BNP’s name… They will just spit on it.’
Source: New Age
