The main opposition BNP last night decided to write to internationally reputed rights organisations about the police assault on Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque during a hartal on July 6.
The decision came at a meeting of BNP lawmakers chaired by Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence.
Meeting sources said the letter signed by the opposition leader will be sent to rights bodies, including the United Nations and Amnesty International, to draw attention regarding the "deteriorating human rights situation" in the country.
In the letter, the party will also mention about the torture on other opposition leaders, including BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, in police custody.
Source : The Daily Star
