Jamaat a terrorist party: Inu

Branding Jamaat-e-Islami as a terrorist and militant party, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu yesterday said it was the people who would judge whether the party would remain or not in Bangladesh's democracy.
He was addressing as chief guest a meeting of Chittagong city unit Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at Chittagong Export Processing Zone in the port city.
Inu, the JSD president, said Jamaat, the party of “war criminals”, carried out vandalism around the country and injured policemen in a hartal the party recently enforced.
“They (Jamaat) want to provide compensation for the vandalism to an American embassy car. But who will provide compensation for the damaged vehicles of citizens,” he said.
Inu affirmed that the caretaker government system would not be restored.
Pointing at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, he said, “If you want elections, sit for dialogues. We still agree to sit for discussion regarding election.”
He urged the opposition leader to sever relations with militants and war criminals. There will be no bargaining over the trial of militants and war criminals, he said.
Chittagong city unit JSD President Md Abu Bakkar presided over the meeting where Bangladesh Jatiya Sramik Jote President Shirin Akter, Jatiya Nari Jote President Afroza Huq Rina and Chittagong city unit JSD General Secretary Jashim Uddin Babul also spoke.