‘People know there is no rule of law’

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed yesterday alleged that the ruling party is deceiving people by publicising trial of two or three cases as an example of “establishment of rule of law”.

“Today justice has vanished from the legal system. It [justice] is not there. This is nothing but deceiving people. People of the country know that there is no rule of law in the country,” he said while addressing a discussion at Jatiya Press Club.

Referring to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s trial, the former law minister said she was tried in a “fabricated” case. “Her conviction was raised from five years to ten years. But why should she not get bail?”

Moudud urged the Anti-Corruption Commission to seek wealth statements of all lawmakers and ministers.

“If you [ACC] have the courage and are truly an independent organisation, seek wealth statements. Then people will come to know who earned how much money and how they became rich during this government,” he said.

Another standing committee member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku said, “Big houses were constructed in rural areas. If you ask, people will say those houses  belong to Chhatra League, Jubo League or Krishak League members.”