Staff Reporter :
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has demanded a judicial probe into the Monday’s Banshkhali killing in police firing for justice.
She said in a statement on Tuesday. “I am stunned at the killing of innocent people. I am deeply shocked, worried and aggrieved also. It has now become a common practice in the country to kill and injure demonstrators by police,” said the BNP Chief. Khaleda Zia strongly criticised police for opening fire on demonstrators in Chittagong’s Banshkhali. She said that although it was the duty of the police to maintain peace between the opponent groups, they could have avoided such a murder incident there.
“Members of the police have become desperate for illegally using them to protect the present government who came to power through a voter-less election,” she added. Khaleda Zia also said that the law enforcers are killing and injuring people in many places by bullets on trivial grounds, “The Banshkhali incident is the latest example,” she said. She asked the government not to use the police illegally. “I think it is neither possible to protect power, nor, to suppress people’s ire for an indefinite period by resorting to killing and repression,” she said.
Khaleda Zia prayed for salvation of the departed souls of the victims of Banshkhali. She also conveyed deep sympathy to their bereaved family members. She also demanded of providing compensation to the victims’ families and ensure proper treatment for those injured in the incident.
