UNB, Dhaka :Branding Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad as killers, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said all the murderers got united and established a reign of killings in the country. “JSD, a killing squad, is now a partner of this illegal government. Another killer, Ershad, is out there with them. All these killers are now united and they’ve established a rule of killing,” she said.Khaleda, also a former Prime Minister, came up with the allegation in her brief address at an Iftar party hosted by Doctors’ Association of Bangladesh (DAB) on the premises of LD Hall of Parliament, Narrating the role of JSD during 1972-75, she said, “Awami League had killed many leaders and activists of JSD at that time. The party used to call Awami League a killer party while Awami League used to call JSD a killer party. Now this JSD is part of the Awami League government.”The BNP chief also alleged that the government is ruling the country in its freestyle. “The ruling party cadres are indulging in exhortation, looting and killings as the government has lost the control over everything.”She said, the country’s people have got annoyed with the continued killings, enforced disappearances and repressive acts.Mentioning that people want to get rid of the current regime, Khaleda said the country is not safe in the hands of the Awami League-led ‘killer’ government.She said, the government made the all institutions of the country dysfunctional by politicisation. “The judiciary can’t function independently. Judges are being controlled and influenced by the government.”Depicting a sorry state of the country, the BNP chief said, “No legitimised government is now in power. A usurper government is hanging onto power illegally. The country can’t be ruled this way. We all must take to the streets to overcome it.”She called upon all to get united to wage a strong movement after Eid to force the current regime to quit paving the path for holding a fresh election under a non-party administration.Khaleda alleged that the government is implicating leaders and activists of the BNP-led 20-party alliance as part of its move to foil the opposition’s movement after Eid. “I want to tell everyone-don’t be afraid of. We all must get united and wage the movement in the interest of the country and democracy braving fear and repressive acts.Apart from doctors, senior BNP leaders, civil society members, teachers and journalists joined the Iftar party.
