HI- Moderator
What she(Khaleda) can term her two sons ? There are
parasites who will run the country but what about her
sons and BNP ministers convicted of corruption.
Regards.
Mohammed
--- Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@ gmail.com> wrote:
> *Parasites can't run the country: Khaleda*
> *Sun, Jun 1st, 2008 7:41 pm BdST*
> *Suman Mahmud
> bdnews24.com chief political correspondent*
>
> Dhaka, June 1 (bdnews24.com)â€" Former prime minister
> Khaleda Zia demanded
> Sunday that the state of emergency be lifted by the
> end of the month and
> elections be held by October, during her first court
> appearance after her
> arrest and detention last year.
>
> She also accused the caretaker government of
> perpetuating its rule by sheer
> force.
>
> "The government is sheltering the corrupt while
> raising slogans against
> them," Khaleda alleged. "But these parasitic
> elements or agents can't run
> the state of affairs."
>
> The BNP chairperson asked her party leaders and
> supporters to consolidate
> their unity at all costs, and called upon all other
> political parties to
> remain united.
>
> Khaleda made the comments in court Sunday by
> permission of judge Khandaker
> Kamal Uzzaman who presided over the first hearing on
> charge-framing against
> Khaleda in the Niko graft case.
>
> It was Khaleda's first public statement since her
> arrest and detention on
> Sept 3, 2007.
>
> The judge fixed June 8 for the next hearing.
>
> The former PM was taken from special jail to the
> nearby Special Judge's
> Court-9, located on the Sangsad Bhaban complex,
> shortly after 11am.
>
> Donning a chiffon sari, Khaleda greeted all on
> entering the court.
>
> The BNP chairperson claimed that the allegations
> brought against her are
> false and the case was filed on purpose. She urged
> the authorities to
> withdraw the case.
>
> Khaleda described the proceedings in the special
> court as an in-camera
> trial. She also condemned the inclusion of such
> cases under the emergency
> powers rules.
>
> Demanded a trial in a conventional court, she said:
> "I have worked for the
> country. I did no unjust act. I want justice. We
> don't need security. I am
> ready to accept the verdict delivered by an open
> court."
>
> "We cannot be tamed by the filing of cases against
> us," she added.
>
> The BNP chairperson demanded withdrawal of the state
> of emergency within the
> month, and elections by October.
>
> "Participation of all political parties in the
> election has to be ensured,"
> Khaleda said.
>
> Criticising the present government, Khaleda said:
> "In 18 months this
> government has taken the country 20 years back. They
> are turning Bangladesh
> into a failed state. They will have to account for
> this. No power is
> permanent."
>
> Comparing her own tenure to the present situation of
> the country, the former
> prime minister: "We worked for the country. "
>
> "There was much development in the country during
> our tenure. What is the
> condition of the country now?"
>
> "The prices of essentials are beyond the reach of
> people. People are dying
> of starvation. The government has taken no action
> regarding this. The
> government should be tried for such deaths. However,
> the government is busy
> filing false cases against politicians. "
>
> Khaleda also expressed concern at the shrinking of
> the country's labour
> market. "Now we are about to lose the labour market
> in different countries
> including the Middle East."
>
> "Trade and commerce has collapsed. The economy has
> collapsed."
>
> On the judiciary, Khaleda told the court: "During
> our tenure the judiciary
> was free. Now the judiciary is not free. The judges
> have to follow orders."
>
> She claimed again that her case had no merit.
>
> The BNP chief alleged that 1/11 was part of a
> conspiracy. "It was staged for
> a conspiracy. But whatever happens must happen
> through the parliament."
>
> "They wanted to 'minus' the two of us," she said of
> the government's briefly
> attempted 'minus two' policy, allegedly designed to
> take Sheikh Hasina and
> Khaleda Zia off the political scene through exile.
>
> "But they could not do that."
>
> Khaleda was taken back to the special jail at about
> 1.45pm.
>
> Advocate Khandaker Delwar Hossain, acting as
> Khaleda's counsel, told the
> court: "We have not received the documents of the
> case. In such a situation
> the case proceedings cannot start."
>
> Co-accused in the case, former law minister
> barrister Moudud Ahmed also
> questioned the legality of the case.
>
> "If awarding a contract to Canadian oil and gas
> company Niko Resources was
> against the state's interest, why had the caretaker
> government not cancelled
> the agreement?" he asked.
>
> Two separate cases involving Niko have been filed
> against former prime
> ministers Hasina and Khaleda, and were taken up by
> the court on May 26.
>
> Although Hasina was produced in the special court on
> that day to face
> charges, Khaleda was absent on the plea that she was
> indisposed.
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>
>
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