Ministers involved must quit: BNP

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Reacting to the share scam inquiry report, main opposition BNP has demanded resignation of the ministers and chairmen of parliamentary standing committees of the ruling party who were found involved in the share market scam, reports UNB. It also demanded steps for dismissal or resignation of officials and employees of government, semi-government and non-government institutions who are suspected to be involved in the recent stock market collapse. A five-point demand based on the inquiry report on the share market scam was made by BNP chairperson's adviser and former commerce minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury at a press briefing at Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office Wednesday noon. The other demands are to make public the full report on the share market crash and immediate trial of the identified plunderers of 1996 share market scam and those involved in the present share market crisis that have thrown hundred of thousand of small investors into street. The BNP also demanded removal of the Finance Minister and Bangladesh Bank Governor for their "wrong policy, mismanagement and negligence." Replying to a question, Amir Khasru said the inquiry report is not acceptable to them. Culprits irrespective of party affiliation should be punished, he told another questioner.