“There will be no dialogue with razakars, killers and petrol bomb throwers. The next general elections will be held as per the schedule.”
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance will maintain its stand regarding the dialogue with the BNP-led 20-party alliance, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim in Dhaka yesterday.
“Awami League would not sit for talks with any militant force [BNP-Jamaat] because an election is not their objective. Their aim is to protect the war criminals and save Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman from corruption cases. But, their efforts would never be successful.”
Criticising civil society members, Food Minister Qamrul Islam yesterday said the civilians were developing various theories at a time when the BNP-Jamaat alliance was burning innocent people to death.
“I am being interrogated from 9am to 1:30am every day in police custody in the name of remand. On March 4, I needed four-hours of bed rest due to the torture. There is no physician inside the DB office on call...”
Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna from the dock claimed that he had been tortured during interrogation at the DB headquarters.