Zia was mastermind of Jail Killing: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP doesn’t join discussion on the Jail Killing Day as the party founder Ziaur Rahman masterminded the heinous killings of four national leaders on November 3, 1975.

He said this to journalists at his Minto Road official residence when asked about why BNP didn’t join Jail Killing Day programmes.

“If BNP discusses on the Jail Killing Day, it will be revealed or it should be revealed that under the provocation of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, his loyal military personnel had assassinated the four national leaders inside the jail,” said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.

He added: “Therefore, what would they say about jail killing! They can admit the liability. As their founder was involved with jail killing, they don’t take part in discussion on the Jail Killing Day”.

Condemning the attack on Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik on November 2, Hasan said Justice Manik is a person of liberal mentality who believes in democratic values and practices free thinking and he is a brave voice in favour of Liberation War spirit.

BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) incited carrying out the attack on Manik and four JCD men have also been arrested, he mentioned.

“The attack on Justice Manik revealed the fact we are talking about that BNP has designed a blue print to launch subversive acts across the country,” he said.

The minister said BNP is making evil attempts to create unrest in the country in guise of movement, he said.

Noting that the BNP-Jamaat alliance is also planning to launch more such attacks, he said the evil forces and terrorist groups which remain under the patronization of BNP-Jamaat clique are doing these.

“That is why we have alerted the people repeatedly. We are urging the people that these evil forces should be resisted,” he said.