Like Zia, Begum Zia too guilty of Bangabandhu assassination: Hasan
Stressing the necessity for unmasking the kingpins, who were behind the scene, of the assassination of Bangabandhu, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Begum Zia can be guilty of the massacre like Zia as she gave shelter to the killers of Bangabandhu and nurtured them too.
“Khandaker Moshtaq was the key plotter and Ziaur Rahman was the chief associate of the Bangabandhu assassination . . . Because of this, today, a demand has been raised to unmask the kingpins who plotted from behind the scene and bring them under book,” he said addressing a discussion at Jatiya Press Club on Wednesday.
Pragatishil National Awami Party- NAP (Bhashani) organized the discussion marking the 45th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the country Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the grandson of Maulana Bhashani and central convenor and chief coordinator of NAP Parash Bhashani in the chair.
Initially of his speech, the info minister paid rich tribute to the daddy of Nation Bangabandhu and almost all of his family who were killed on the fateful night August 15, 1975, and the martyrs of the August 21, 2004 gruesome grenade attack.
He also paid rich tribute to Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani.
Hasan said trial of the killers of Bangabandhu happened. “But, the trial of the plotters hasn't yet held. Now, a demand has been raised to unmask the plotters and bring those people who are alive under justice. It really is necessary for the sake of real history,” he added.
He said, “I'd like to say with due respect to Ziaur Rahman’s wife Begum Zia that I think that she (Begum Zia) is also guilty like Zia as she gave shelter to the killers of Bangabandhu.”
The information minister said Begum Zia allowed national flag of Bangladesh to flutter on the automobile of self-confessed killer colonel Rashid rewarding him with the post of leader of opposition and giving him the status of a minister after the February 15, 1996 rigged polls.
Besides, he said, suddenly she (Begum Zia) started celebrating her birthday on August 15 from 1995 and cutting cake. These all are criminal offences and Begum Zia can be accused of the offences, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.
He said trial of Begum Zia for celebrating fake birthday on August 15 and giving shelter to the killers of Bangabandhu ought to be held. In fact it is had a need to unmask the killers of Bangabandhu through forming a commission in fact it is the demand of time, he added.
Extending his because of the NAP-Bhashani for observing your day, Hasan said the reactionaries take the chance whenever dissension is surfaced among the progressives, and the reactionaries took the ability in 1975.
Later, the reactionaries seized power by availing the good thing about weakness of the progressive forces at differing times, he said, adding that pro-independence and progressive forces to suppress the reactionaries would require to forge unity.
National Peoples Party and Nationalist Democratic Front Chairman ShiekhSalauddinSalu addressed the discussion as special guest.
Joint convenors of NAP Babul Ahmed, Monirul Hasan Monir, Mohammad Ali and MowshumiDewan, amongst others, also addressed it.
