Zia had betrayed Bangabandhu and country as well: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and his family had betrayed Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the country as well, reports BSS.

"We know the perpetrators of the 1975 carnage. We also know those who patronised the killers and helped them go abroad…Ziaur Rahman and his family had betrayed Bangabandhu and the country," he said while addressing a discussion in the capital.

North South University organised the meeting on its campus marking the 44th martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Mourning Day.

Speaking as the chief guest, Quader said after betraying Bangabandhu and the country, Zia himself became a victim of treachery.

He said if Zia had not patronised the killers of Bangabandhu, another killing would have not taken place in 1981 and he would not have been killed.

Quader, also Awami League General Secretary, said: "Awami League men did not kill Zia. He was killed by his close ones".