BSS, Dhaka :
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said that war criminals, assassins of August 15 and August 21 and arsonists-by-fire were also the patrons of militancy.
“It has become urgent to try them. Khaleda Zia and other sponsors of militancy need to be brought to book and boycotted politically,” he said.
The minister said this on Tuesday while speaking at a seminar on “Militancy and its patrons” organized by Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at VIP lounge of National Press Club here.
Speaking on the occasion, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim, MP, expressed his firm determination to carry on the struggle against militancy and extend it to cover its backers as well.
Nasim, also the co-coordinator of the central 14-Parties’ Alliance and member of the Awami League presidium, further said that the patrons of militancy would once again be defeated in the polls of 2019.
“They have to come to the poll. They don’t have a choice,” he said, adding, “The 14-Parties were prepared under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina to challenge them.”
Others who spoke at the seminar included general secretary of JSD, Shirin Akhter, MP, former industries’ minister and general secretary of Samyabadi Dal, Dilip Barua, president of National Press Club Shafiqur Rahman, eminent journalist Abed Khan, former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Dr Anwar Hossain and security expert Major General (Retd) Abdur Rashid.
Hasanul Haq Inu, also president of JSD, chaired the meeting.
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said that war criminals, assassins of August 15 and August 21 and arsonists-by-fire were also the patrons of militancy.
“It has become urgent to try them. Khaleda Zia and other sponsors of militancy need to be brought to book and boycotted politically,” he said.
The minister said this on Tuesday while speaking at a seminar on “Militancy and its patrons” organized by Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at VIP lounge of National Press Club here.
Speaking on the occasion, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim, MP, expressed his firm determination to carry on the struggle against militancy and extend it to cover its backers as well.
Nasim, also the co-coordinator of the central 14-Parties’ Alliance and member of the Awami League presidium, further said that the patrons of militancy would once again be defeated in the polls of 2019.
“They have to come to the poll. They don’t have a choice,” he said, adding, “The 14-Parties were prepared under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina to challenge them.”
Others who spoke at the seminar included general secretary of JSD, Shirin Akhter, MP, former industries’ minister and general secretary of Samyabadi Dal, Dilip Barua, president of National Press Club Shafiqur Rahman, eminent journalist Abed Khan, former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Dr Anwar Hossain and security expert Major General (Retd) Abdur Rashid.
Hasanul Haq Inu, also president of JSD, chaired the meeting.
