Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque slammed BNP Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday for his comments about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“Tarique Rahman is ill-mannered in expression and he should be ignored because he is frequently making imprudent and absurd comments about the father of the nation,” the minister said at a program of pro-Awami League lawyers in the capital yesterday.
“Tarique was expelled from the Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School for his bad manners. Only god knows what his educational qualification is,” he said.
Describing Tarique’s recent comments as unrealistic, he urged the media to question whether they wanted to reestablish Bangladesh as Pakistan by laying credence to such falsehoods.
Speaking as the chief guest, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said Ziaur Rahman had introduced the culture of election engineering. He robbed mandates to win a two-thirds majority. “If Khaleda does not participate in the polls, nobody will take the liability,” the veteran Awami League leader said.
Amu also said Jamaat-e-Islami’s trial was not possible under the existing laws. So, the government needed to amend laws before it could start the trial. “It will prevent Jamaat from getting a chance to use the loopholes in the law,” he said.
“Every force may have some bad people. If they commit any crime, they will be punished. A force does not need to be disbanded for that,” said Food Minister Quamrul Islam.
Criticising the journalists and questioning their ethics, Kamrul said: “A fugitive [Tarique Rahman] is saying whatever he wants and the journalists are publishing that. Publishing a fugitive’s speech unethical.”
