Benazir Bhutto's killing may make politics unstable in Asia: Zillur
Saturday, 29 December 2007
Strongly condemning the killing of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, acting Awami League (AL) President Zillur Rahman Friday expressed his fear that the politics of Asia might become unstable through this brutal assassination, reports UNB.
"But this incident will have no impact on Bangladesh's general election," he said and demanded of the caretaker government to take necessary initiatives for holding the election at the earliest possible time after withdrawing the state of emergency.
Zillur raised the demand while talking to reporters at his Gulshan residence in the city.
The AL leader urged all democratic and progressive forces of Bangladesh to remain united against the fundamentalist forces. He also requested them to come forward to establish democracy in the country.
The extremists in Bangladesh might feel encouraged seeing the heinous acts in Pakistan, he observed.
Zillur said: "I've come to know that Al-Qaeda has committed this incident (in Pakistan). Al-Qaeda is a fundamentalist organisation that does politics using the name of Islam. And it is the enemy of democracy."
He mentioned that those believing in fundamentalism made an abortive bid to kill AL chief Sheikh Hasina on August 21 in 2004.
Zillur, who lost his wife and central AL leader Ivy Rahman in the grenade attack, expressed the hope that the incumbent caretaker government would complete the investigation into the August 21 incident.
Expressing anxiety about the fate of Pakistani people's movement for establishing democracy, he said that the brutal assassination of Benazir Bhutto had made the path of establishing democracy in Pakistan uncertain.
In the wake of Benazir Bhutto's killing, the AL leader urged the caretaker government to strengthen the security for detained Awami League president and BNP chairperson.
"But this incident will have no impact on Bangladesh's general election," he said and demanded of the caretaker government to take necessary initiatives for holding the election at the earliest possible time after withdrawing the state of emergency.
Zillur raised the demand while talking to reporters at his Gulshan residence in the city.
The AL leader urged all democratic and progressive forces of Bangladesh to remain united against the fundamentalist forces. He also requested them to come forward to establish democracy in the country.
The extremists in Bangladesh might feel encouraged seeing the heinous acts in Pakistan, he observed.
Zillur said: "I've come to know that Al-Qaeda has committed this incident (in Pakistan). Al-Qaeda is a fundamentalist organisation that does politics using the name of Islam. And it is the enemy of democracy."
He mentioned that those believing in fundamentalism made an abortive bid to kill AL chief Sheikh Hasina on August 21 in 2004.
Zillur, who lost his wife and central AL leader Ivy Rahman in the grenade attack, expressed the hope that the incumbent caretaker government would complete the investigation into the August 21 incident.
Expressing anxiety about the fate of Pakistani people's movement for establishing democracy, he said that the brutal assassination of Benazir Bhutto had made the path of establishing democracy in Pakistan uncertain.
In the wake of Benazir Bhutto's killing, the AL leader urged the caretaker government to strengthen the security for detained Awami League president and BNP chairperson.