Zillur demands release of Hasina by Dec
Sunday, 9 December 2007
Acting Awami League President Zillur Rahman has demanded of the government to release party chief Sheikh Hasina by December.
He also demanded lifting of the State of Emergency as the government claims that a normal situation is prevailing in the country.
Zillur put forward the demands while addressing a meeting commemorating the death of former state minister for Post and Telecommu-nications and Dinajpur district AL president Abdur Rouf Chowdhury in the city Saturday, reports UNB.
If Sheikh Hasina is released, he said, she could stand by the cyclone victims and serve the distressed humanity.
"I would strongly urge the government to lift the State of Emergency where it is not needed," Zillur said.
He also recalled the contributions of late Chowdhury to all democratic movements in the country.
Among others, former Speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid, party leaders Dr Hasan Mahmud and Advocate Nurul Islam Sujan addressed the meeting, presided over by former Whip Mizanur Rahman Manu.
Abdul Hamid said they supported the anti-graft drive of the caretaker government but now it appears that the government is facing criticism for some of its actions.
He also demanded lifting of the State of Emergency as the government claims that a normal situation is prevailing in the country.
Zillur put forward the demands while addressing a meeting commemorating the death of former state minister for Post and Telecommu-nications and Dinajpur district AL president Abdur Rouf Chowdhury in the city Saturday, reports UNB.
If Sheikh Hasina is released, he said, she could stand by the cyclone victims and serve the distressed humanity.
"I would strongly urge the government to lift the State of Emergency where it is not needed," Zillur said.
He also recalled the contributions of late Chowdhury to all democratic movements in the country.
Among others, former Speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid, party leaders Dr Hasan Mahmud and Advocate Nurul Islam Sujan addressed the meeting, presided over by former Whip Mizanur Rahman Manu.
Abdul Hamid said they supported the anti-graft drive of the caretaker government but now it appears that the government is facing criticism for some of its actions.