AL, BNP men slam culprits

Leaders of both ruling Awami League and opposition BNP yesterday slammed those who were involved in the share market scam and demanded their exemplary punishment.
Awami League presidium member Obaidul Quader said those who were involved in the share market scam are “cold blooded murderers” turning lakhs of small investors into paupers.
“They cannot be pardoned under any circumstances. They must be given exemplary punishment,” he said at a discussion meeting at Dhaka Reporters Unity yesterday.
BNP standing committee member Brig Gen (retd) Hannan Shah at a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club ridiculed the government for not disclosing the names of the people involved in the scandal. “They must be the men of government. Otherwise, why those who had committed theft cannot be named?” he said.
Hannan said if the BNP-Jamaat people were involved in the scam, the government would have gleefully volunteered to disclose their names.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday declined to disclose the names that appeared in the inquiry committee report, saying that they are influential people and needs further inquiry.