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| BNP demands release of Tarique, others | |
| 2007-03-09 | |
| With the arrest of her elder son Tarique Rahman and a number of top ranking party leaders, immediate past prime minister BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia now seems a bit worried about the future of her party. Since it's been shown as a stinking cesspool of corruption, foul even by Banglastandards? Party Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan in a statement yesterday demanded immediate release of the political leaders including BNP Standing Committee Member Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain and party Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman against whom there are no specific allegations. Not specific enough to merit a trip to the olde abandoned warehouse in company with a squad of RAB, anyway... Bhuiyan yesterday met Khaleda Zia at her cantonment residence and had discussions with her, especially on Tarique's arrest, sources said.
BNP and its front organisations' failure to bring any strong protest against Tarique's arrest came as a shocking surprise to Khaleda, sources said. Many BNP leaders, who hold the chairperson responsible for failure to check widespread corruption and power abuse by her son and his close associates, are now reluctant to meet her. "Tarique Rahman was our future leader but he destroyed himself in last five years... Some of his associates misguided him and earned huge illegal money," said a former BNP lawmaker. | |
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