Quader urges BNP to shun negative politics

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader urged BNP on Wednesday to shun negative politics considering the global crisis caused by coronavirus outbreak, reports UNB.
"I expect BNP to help the government tackle coronavirus," he said while speaking at a press conference at the secretariat.
Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said the government has taken the decision to free BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia as her family submitted an appeal to the Home Ministry and the Law Ministry 10 to11 days ago.
Responding to a question about the government's earlier stance about Khaleda's release claiming that it is a matter of court, he said Khaleda Zia is being released following the procedure after her family's appeal.
She is being released under sub section-1 of section 401 (1) of Criminal Code of Procedure (CrPC); considering Khaleda Zia's age and illness, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has suspended her sentence for six months as per section 401 (1) of the CrPC, said Quader.
He urged BNP to find out a common way to save people by avoiding all negative politics during this global crisis.
Quader said the Prime Minister set an example of humanity by taking the decision to release Khaleda Zia.
The government announced on Tuesday that the 75-year-old BNP chief will be released from jail for six months suspending her sentences on two conditions - - receiving treatment staying at her Gulshan residence and not leaving the country-after 25 months. Khaleda has been in jail since she was convicted in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on February 08, 2018.
She was found guilty in another corruption case later the same year, though her party claims both cases are politically motivated.