The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday condemned and protested at the alleged extrajudicial killing of a Juba Dal leader in Comilla.
The party demanded that those involved in the incident must be brought to justice and said that such a killing during the interim government was reminiscent of the Awami fascist era.
鈥業t is unfortunate that such an extrajudicial killing took place during the interim government, supported by political parties involved in the democratic movement following the fall of the Awami fascist regime in the student-mass uprising. This brutality reminds us of the era of Awami fascism.鈥� BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said in a statement.
He mentioned that one of the key promises of the interim government led by Mohammad Yunus was to free the nation from enforced disappearances, killings, and extrajudicial executions, ensuring the protection of the public from state repression.
鈥業f the oppressive rule of Awami fascism is repeated, it will plunge the country back into chaos, forcing people to live in constant fear,鈥� Fakhrul said.
The BNP secretary general claimed that Touhidul Islam, the convener of the Panchthubi union unit Juba Dal, youth wing of the BNP, in Sadar upazila of Comilla, was abducted from his home by plainclothes men and tortured to death.
He said that Touhidul Islam鈥檚 鈥榤urder鈥� had sparked a new sense of panic among the public, leaving them in shock.
He demanded a thorough investigation to determine whether the incident was orchestrated by Awami League allies hiding in the interim government and administration.
鈥楴o government force has the right to torture and kill anyone extrajudicially. I strongly condemn, protest at and denounce the extrajudicial killing of Touhidul Islam,鈥� Fakhrul said in his statement.
Extrajudicial killing would never bring peace and order in society, as it absolutely undermines the rule of law and pushes the nation back into primitive darkness, he said.
Touhidul was detained in an operation by the joint forcers early Friday and died at a Cumilla hospital in the morning.
Kotwali police officer-in-charge Mohammad Mohinul Islam said that they received a phone call from the army at about 11:00am on Friday that asked him to take Touhidul in custody.
When Mohinul鈥檚 team took Touhidul in their custody they found him sick. They took him to hospital where doctors said that he was brought dead, the officer-in-charge told 抖阴精品.
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday questioned why extrajudicial killings were taking place under the interim government, similar to those seen during the Awami fascist regime.
The senior BNP leader, outraged at the Juba Dal leader鈥檚 death, asked the question at an event organised by 鈥楾hikana Bangladesh鈥� held at Bhashani Auditorium in Nayapaltan in the capital.
Rizvi alleged that law enforcement forces picked up Touhidul alive and returned his body.
鈥榃hy would this happen under the tenure of Muhammad Yunus, who is highly regarded by human rights organisations and Western democracies? The people of this country appreciate him as a distinguished figure who has earned international respect,鈥� he said.
People would simply be shocked if the misdeeds and atrocities of the now ousted Sheikh Hasina regime were repeated during his time, Rizvi said.
He further said that if Touhidul was a criminal, he could have been arrested and brought to justice, but why he was subjected to brutal torture and killing.
When the students and people, fighting together, drove out a ruthless, bloodthirsty force, the nation was witnessing extrajudicial killings again, Rizvi said.
