Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that she had already instructed to release the innocent people that include general students from the jail.
She also called upon the agitating students to sit with her at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka to put an end to violence centering the quota reform movement.
鈥楾he door of Ganabhaban is open. I want to sit with the agitating students of the movement and listen to them. I want no conflict,鈥� she said.
The prime minister made the remarks in a meeting with the central leaders of the Peshajibi Somonnoy Parishad (Professionals Coordination Council) at Ganabhaban in the morning.
She also asked the authorities concerned to release the detained general students.
The prime minister, as well, assured of holding the trial of each killing during the anti-quota movement.
鈥楾rial of each of the killings must be held,鈥� she said.
鈥業 am telling you again that I鈥檓 still agreed to hold talks if the agitators want. They can come any time [to Ganabhaban]. If required they can come with their guardians,鈥� she said.
She also announced cancelling the proposed, universal pension scheme 鈥楶rottoy鈥� for universities, autonomous and state-owned organisations.
Sheikh Hasina said that she never closed her doors rather she was eagerly waiting to hear the demands of the agitating students.
鈥業 want to hear their demands. We will try our best to implement those. I don鈥檛 want this conflict,鈥� she said.
The prime minister said that their main demand which was quota reform had already been met.
鈥業 have already asked to start releasing innocent people and students who were not involved in the killings and destructions. And it has already started,鈥� she said.
The HSC students (detained after the mayhem) have already been released, she said.
The prime minister, however, reiterated her vow that those involved in killings and massive destruction across the country would be brought to justice through proper investigation.
鈥業 want those who have been involved in such acts, whoever they might be, maybe police or any other people, must be brought to book through proper investigation,鈥� she said.
To this end, she said the policemen responsible for the incident (death of a student named Sayeed) in Rangpur have already been suspended.
鈥業nvestigation against him [the cop] has already started and he must be exposed to justice,鈥� she said.
The prime minister reminded all that they formed a one-member judicial enquiry commission with a High Court judge well before raising the demand.
She continued that the commission was later made a three-member one with the inclusion of two more judges of the apex court by enhancing its periphery and time of submitting the probe report so that they could properly investigate into the matters.
She went on saying, 鈥業 want to make it clear whoever was involved in killings must be brought to justice.鈥�
Former president of National Press Club Md Shafiqur Rahman, MP, and managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Abul Kalam Azad, among others, were present.
President of Peshajibi Somonnoy Parishad professor Dr Kamrul Hasan Khan, presidium members Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Dr Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin, Yusuf Hossain Humayun, professor Niamul Huq Bhuiyan, engineer Md Abdus Sabur, Md Jamal Uddin Chowdhury, professor engineer Md Habibur Rahman, Dhaka Union of Journalists president Sohel Haider Chowdhury, principal AKM Fazlul Haque, engineer SM Khabiruzzaman and Abdur Rahman Hawlader, secretary general engineer Md Shahadat Hossain Shiblu, joint secretary generals professor Zeenat Huda, Shah Monjurul Hoque, Ehteshamul Hoque Chowdhury, Khairul Alam Prince, SM Monjurul Haque and Md Ohidul Islam, among others, spoke on the occasion.
