Remark on Noor Hossain: Ranga apologises at JS
Opposition Chief Whip and Jatiya Party lawmaker Mashiur Rahman Ranga last night in parliament sought unconditional apology for making derogatory remarks over Noor Hossain.
He made the apology while delivering his personal statement under section 274 of the rules of procedure.
Speaking at a discussion on November 10, Ranga termed Noor Hossain -- a young pro-democracy activist who was shot and killed by police in 1987 during the anti-autocracy movement against HM Ershad -- a drug addict.
Lawmakers slammed him at the House over the remarks on Tuesday.
Ranga yesterday said he had already apologised to the family of Noor Hossain.
Regarding his remark over Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Ranga said if he had said anything wrong about Bangabandhu, then he seeks “unconditional apology” for it as well.
Ranga claimed that he did not call Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina “corrupt and terrorist”.
“Again, I want to say that if I made a mistake, I am seeking unconditional apology,” he added. “I am taking all the blame on my own shoulder,” he said.
On Tuesday, Awami League lawmakers Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim and Tahzeeb Alam Siddique; Jatiya Party MPs Kazi Feroz Rashid and Mujibul Haque Chunnu; Gonoforum MP Sultan Mohammed Mansur and Tarikat Federation Chairman Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary raised the issue at the House, and came down heavily on Ranga.
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