Withdraw all false charges against Hasina
Awami League (AL) acting president Zillur Rahman yesterday said unconditional release of party President Sheikh Hasina and withdrawal of all "false" charges against her is a must to ensure holding of the national elections on December 18.
"Without unconditional release of Sheikh Hasina, the election on December 18 will not be held. Even if it is held, Awami League will not contest it without her participation. We want to see how the polls are held without our participation," Zillur told journalists when a delegation of Shaheed Noor Hossain Sangsad went to meet him at his Gulshan residence in the capital.
He said they are shocked at the Supreme Court's denial of bail to their party chief although the BNP chairperson had already been granted bail.
"There is no alternative to holding the national elections on December 18. If the polls are not held, the government will have to face dire consequences," he said.
Condemning the statement of Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid on 1970 national election, Zillur said only the Razakars, Al-Badr and Al-Shams who collaborated with Pakistani occupation forces in genocide and looting could make such statements.
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