About BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's comment that BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia should be taken abroad for treatment otherwise the government will have to bear all liability, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader questioned why the government would take responsibility.
Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said this in a press conference arranged to express the AL's reaction over the proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 at AL's Bangabandhu Avenue Central Office in Dhaka.
"Has Khaleda Zia been freed at the movement of BNP leaders including Fakhrul Islam? Khaleda Zia is staying home due to generosity and humanity showed by Sheikh Hasina. There is no problem for her treatment. If required, physicians could be brought from other countries. No Problem… This matter is under the jurisdiction of law and home ministries. I don't want to say any more," he said.
Asked whether money launderers will get encouraged or not if the tax amnesty is given to them to bring back laundered money, the minister said this matter should not be taken in that way.
"The country's a big amount of money has been laundered and many countries give such scopes to bring back money. We are also giving this scope. Let us see, if it doesn't bring any benefit, we will withdraw it. But we can get benefit by giving this scope in this budget," he said.
AL Presidium Members Kazi Zafarullah, Dr M Abdur Razzaque, Shajahan Khan, Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Mofajjal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, Joint General Secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Dr Dipu Moni, Organizing Secretaries Ahmed Hossain and SM Kamal Hossain, Labour Affairs Secretary Habibur Rahman Siraj, Liberation War Affairs Secretary Mrinal Kanti Das,
Publicity and Publications Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, Relief and Social Welfare Secretary Sujit Roy Nandi, Cultural Affairs Secretary Asim Kumar Ukil, Industries and Commerce Secretary Siddiqur Rahman, Information and Research Secretary Dr Selim Mahmud, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Agriculture and Cooperatives Secretary Faridunnahar Laily,
Education Affairs Secretary Shamsun Nahar Chapa, Central Working Committee Members Dr Mustafa Jalal Mohiuddin and Riazul Kabir Kawser were present, among others.
