Nizami, Mir Quasem have been executed in false cases: Fakhrul

Jamaat leaders Motiur Rahman, Mir Quasem Ali, BNP Standing committee former member Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury have been executed in false cases, commented BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday.

“The nation has not forgotten the oppression by the fascist government on democratic forces. False cases were filed against 60 lakh activists and more than 20,000 leaders and activists were victims of killings and enforced disappearances.”

Fakhrul made the call while speaking at a programme at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital.

Recalling the post-Liberation War period, Fakhrul said the media, particularly the press, faced severe repression. ”After the establishment of Baksal in 1975, all newspapers were shut down. I remember that many journalists became unemployed, and some even worked as hawkers in front of Baitul Mukarram, as there were no newspapers left.”

On behalf of the BNP, Fakhrul paid deep tribute to all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in 2024 for freedom and democracy.

He mentioned that the interim government has already announced that the election will be held by February next year.

The BNP leader expressed the hope that the reform issues have already been settled, as the political parties agreed upon them and signed the National July Charter.