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Many killers are there in JS: Khaleda

By Staff Correspondent
Leader of the Opposition in Jatiya Sangsad Begum Khaleda Zia has said 'many killers' are sitting in parliament, but she did not name any of theifi.
She was responding to queries during her meet the press' programme at a city hotel yesterday evening.
To a question on her reported meeting with the killers of Bangabandnu during her recent visit to Pakistan, the BNP chief said, "One doesn't need to go somewhere to meet some one. We're sitting with so many killers you're speaking about In ^^f^owever. the BNP chief avoided a direct reply to a supplementary question If she meant the killers of Banga-bandhu are sitting in the House. "Many killers are there."
Begum Zia also termed the press report on her meeting Bangabandhu's killers in Pakistan as untrue', totally false', 'misleading' and 'motivated'.
There is nothing to hide about my Pakistan visit and you came to know (through the media) all about my trip there," she said.
The Opposition leader sharply denied the Prime Minister's recent accusation
that BNP was taking revenge on the people for their verdict in the last general elections by obstructing the government's development efforts.
"BNP never acted against the process of national development. It s the party which restored democracy and ensured development in the country. During its rule. BNP worked hard for huge development and even It promised the present government cooperation for continuing the process." she claimed.
Begum Zia further said. "We refrained from street agitation in the last 15 months for the sake of development. But the government in power failed to continue even those development works we initiated, not to speak of taking up new works. They're only seen cutting ribbons to open our finished works."
On President Shahabuddin Ahmed’s comment about the attitude of the two leading political parties (AL and BNP), the BNP chief said Shahabuddin Ahmed was a neutral, honest and acceptable person and added that her party had full confidence in the President. She also claimed it was her party that first chose him as the country's acting President after the fall of autocracy.
Referring to the President s call for cooperation between the
two parties, the Opposition leader suggested that the party In power should come forward with an attitude of cooperation. "But it (the ruling party) is putting all its strength to destroy or to weaken the Opposition. instead of working for people’s welfare." she said.
Replying to another query on her planned anti-government agitation, Begum Zia said her party was "keeping patience and showing tolerance until now" for the interest of democracy which, she said. Kas restored by her party.
"Despite tremendous pressure by the people, we only observed countrywide hartals for two days only in the past 15 months and those were aimed at protecting the interests of the country." she said.
On mid-term election, the Opposition leader said. The agitation we're now in to protect the national sovereignty and pe^le s rights will itself speak
Begum Zia dismissed the reports about dispute in her party saying, "difference of opinion in a large party like ours is very usual. But as a democratic party, we decide on all Issues on the basis of consensus."
Regarding the controversy oyer her date of birth, she blamed a section of newspapers for spreading misleading information and referred to her sister Khurshid Jahan Haq's explanation on the issue in a recent public rally.
Her media advisor. Anwar Zahid, then further explained that Begum Zia's birthday Is on August 15 and advised the journalists to contact her mother to have the information authenticated.
During the meet the press' programme, the BNP chief was assisted by Deputy Leader of the Opposition in parliament Prof A Q M Badruddoza Choudhury, BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, MP. Nazmul Huda. MP. Morshed Khan. MP. and Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan. MP.