Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Tuesday said all preparations were afoot to take action against Jamaat-e-Islami adding that it was not a tough task for the government to face the party.
He said: “The government is ready to ban Jamaat-e-Islami. But we have to remember that Jamaat was a registered party. So we have to follow the administrative and legal procedures in this regard. ”
The minister made the comment while addressing a press briefing at the Secretariat.
Questioning the role of opposition leader Khaleda Zia as the chief of BNP-led 18-party alliance, he said: “The Jamaat men have took the lives of three drivers by setting fire to their vehicles during their recent 48-hour hartal. But, Khaleda Zia didn’t give any statement condemning the incident. Her historical silence could be a questionable issue for the entire nation.”
Even the civil society did not give any statements regarding the matter. But as a part of the ruling alliance, I strongly condemn it, the minister said.
Replying to a query on the “shutdown” of two private television channels and one Bangla newspaper, Inu said: “We didn’t cancel the declaration of Amar Desh. The newspaper authority can publish it through the district administration’s permission.”
“We will make a decision about the two television channels - Islamic TV and Diganta TV - very soon. We have already received their reply and it is being examined now,” the information minister added.
