Politics of Asia might become unstable
Acting Awami League (AL) President Zillur Rahman yesterday expressed his apprehension that the politics of Asia might become unstable through assassination of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
"But this incident will have no impact on Bangladesh's general election," he said and urged of the caretaker government to take necessary initiatives for holding the election at the earliest possible time after withdrawing the state of emergency.
The acting AL chief raised the demand while talking to the reporters at his Gulshan residence.
He urged all democratic and progressive forces of Bangladesh to remain united against the fundamentalist forces. He also requested them to come forward to establish democracy in the country.
The fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh might feel encouraged seeing the heinous acts in Pakistan, he said.
Zillur said: "I've come to know that al-Qaeda has committed this incident (in Pakistan). al-Qaeda is a fundamentalist organisation that does politics using the name of Islam. And it is the enemy of democracy."
He mentioned that those believing in fundamentalism made an abortive bid to kill AL chief Sheikh Hasina on August 21, 2004.
Zillur, who lost his wife and central AL leader Ivy Rahman in the grenade attack on AL rally on August 21, hoped that the incumbent caretaker government would complete the investigation into the incident.
In the wake of Benazir's killing, the AL leader urged the caretaker government to strengthen the security for the detained Awami League president and BNP chairperson.
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