BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that 'extrajudicial killings' are taking place in Bangladesh in ‘freestyle’. “Enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity as per the UN charter, but this is now happening here (Bangladesh) in freestyle,” he said. The BNP leader said, "When we see the army chief and the IGP in a joint press conference saying gunning down of Major (retd) Sinha an isolated incident, where and to whom will we go for (justice)? What can we say?” He made the remarks while speaking at a programme arranged by Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal at its Chairperson’s Gulshan office. Family members of some BNP leaders who were subjected to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings have been given finical assistance at the programme. Fakhrul bemoaned that the screams of those made enforced disappearance and killed do not reach the ears of the government “This regime doesn't hesitate to kill innocent people and orphan and innocent children only to prolong their stay in power.” He alleged that the ruling party leaders used to resort to lies and mislead people whenever they fall in trouble. Narrating the sufferings of the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, the BNP leader said, “Your sacrifice won't go in vain. It’ll surely give the nation strength to wake up and defeat the current monstrous and usurper regime.” He said the current government will surely go away today or tomorrow as no autocratic regime in the past could hang onto power for lifelong anywhere in the world.  “We believe, we’ll surely win the struggle for the restoration of democracy.” Fakhrul urged his colleagues to go to people and encourage them to join the movement for restoring their all the rights and protect their existence. “We shouldn’t be disappointed. We shouldn’t be defeated in this battle. We must win this battle.” Source: UNB AH

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that nearly three thousand extrajudicial killings took place in the country in last ten years of the Awami League government. He said this at a virtual press briefing organized by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday. Mirza Fakhrul said, the issue of extrajudicial killing has saddened the nation. From January 2009 to December 2019 during the tenure of Awami League government nearly three thousand people were victims of extrajudicial killing conducted by Police, RAB and Detective Branch. He said, till June 25 of the current year 134 people were victims of extrajudicial killing and most of them were leaders and activists of opposition political parties. There may be brothers, friends, relatives or neighbors of yours. In the mentioned 10 years 795 people died in the jail custody. 601 were forced disappeared. 7806 women were victims of rape. 1934 children were victims of repression and 18 of them were killed. Mirza Fakhrul said, more than one lakh political cases were filed against BNP leaders and activists. This scenario tells us that our motherland which was liberated by the blood of lakhs of martyrs, has turned into a valley of death. Read In Bangla Version AH