Ershad says country becomes land of death

Jatyia Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad has said the country has become a ‘land of death’. Mentioning Narayanganj seven murders, Ershad said, ‘We can’t bear the grief of Chandan Sarker’s daughter Sushmita. So many Sushmitas are waiting for their fathers. He called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ‘liberate’ the nation from its present ‘captivity’ and promised his support to this end. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Ershad said, ‘We want liberty. Our liberty is being held hostage. We want to escape from corruption, terrorism, nepotism, extortion, murder, abduction and the politics of conflicts.’ Prime minister’s Special Envoy Ershad said that although the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had brought freedom to the nation, he could not liberate it. ‘If he were alive, maybe he could have done so. But now the mantle must be taken on by his heir,’ according to bdnews24.com.