BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Khaleda Zia will be freed through the legal process, not by anybody’s compassion.
“Khaleda Zia won’t be freed by the mercy of anybody. She’ll surely be released on bail as it’s her fair right to get bail,” he said.
Speaking at a human-chain programme, the BNP leader also said the government will not be able to keep Khaleda in jail for a long time as people will free her through a movement.
He called upon the people of all walks of life and all the democratic political parties to get united to ‘restore democracy in the country and force the government to free Khaleda from jail through a movement.
Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad organised the human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club demanding release of Khaleda Zia.
Khaleda has been receiving treatment at the BSDMMU since April 1 last.
Khaleda has been in jail since she was convicted in Zia Orphanage Trust case in February 8, 2018. She was found guilty in another case later the same year, though her party claims both the cases are ‘politically motivated’.
Describing the current government as the anti-people one, Fakhrul said it has deceived people by snatching their all the fundamental rights. “The government betrayed people by annihilating democracy. It has sent our leader Khaleda Zia in jail in false cases.”
The BNP leader said government has kept Khaleda Zia in jail to turn Bangladesh into a den of corruption and plundering. “Had she (Khaleda) remained out of jail, they (govt) couldn’t have implemented their blue print and turned Bangladesh into a failed state.”
He also said Awami League believes in one-party dictatorship, not in democracy. “Awami League introduced one-party rule by creating Baksal in 1975. They’ve now restored the one-party rule in a different style by destroying all the democratic institutions.”
Fakhrul said there is now huge outcry over casinos and the ongoing drive against it. “But Awami League has plundered our larger assets-- voting and democratic rights. We must get united to restore those.”
