The opposition apprehends that the government might arrest the leader of the opposition and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia before the Indian prime minister's visit to Bangladesh to satisfy him by signing deals compromising national interest.
BNP leaders made the allegation while taking part in a human chain organised by Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad outside the National Press Club on Friday. The human chain was organised to protest at a recent case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission against Khaleda and the warrant for arrest of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.
BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy said it was being heard Khaleda and other senior leaders would be arrested before Manmohan Singh's visit in a bid to satisfy him by signing various deals by sacrificing the national interests.
Another standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Mia said the 'false' case had been filed against Khaleda so that no movement could be built up against the signing of 'uneven' agreements during Manmohan Singh's visit.
Representatives from different professions joined the human chain and spoke on the occasion.
The speakers included Supreme Court Bar Association president Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Peshajibi Parishad convenor Mahmudur Rahman, Dhaka University teachers Sadrul Amin and AFM Yusuf Haider, Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal president Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal and Peshajibi Parishad member secretary AZM Zahid Hossain.
Source : New Age
