Ravvshan Ershad yesterday said there is no last word in |x>li tics as BNP agreed to Join planned movement for release of her Jailed husband and party chief Ershad. reports UNB.

Ravvshan, Jatiya Party's senior presidium member, made the remarks when a newsman wanted to know from her how BNP would Join hand with them In Ershad-release campaign as they had sued the former President In the Janata Tower corrup-Uon case.

Chiefs and representatives of the four-party opposition alliance had a post I Aar parley at Asiatic Printers office in the evening.

JP hosted the iftar in honour of the leaders of political parties, when the parly chief remained in Dhaka Central Jail.

Opposition leader-Khaleda Zia, former first lady Ravvshan Ershad, JP Secretary General Najiur Rahman Manjur, Jamaal former Ameer Prof Golam Azam, new Ameer Matlur Rahman Nizami and IOJ Secretary Gen oral Mufti Fazlul Huq Aminee, among others. Joined the consultation after taking iftar.Talking to newsmen shortly after the meet. Rawshan said earlier Khaleda Zia had agreed on the alliance's joint movement for unconditional releaseof Ershad.

However. Najiur Rahman hastened to add that the ease that threw Ershad behind bars was lodged not by BNP but by the then caretaker government.

We discussed how to activate the movement after Eld-ul-Fitr. said the JP Secretary General about what the}' conferred at the iftar meeting.

Replying to a question. Manjur said the background of 1995 movement and of 2000 is different. The anti-government movement at any stage has not cooled down as of now. the month of fasting.

About the verdict against Ershad he said it was unprecedented injudicial history of Bangladesh. The subject of the case was the matter of justice. We pleaded for hail. Either it would be granted Or rejected. But we

havegot the verdict."

Asked why they were raising funds for Ershad's release paying the fines, the JP Secretary General confidently said the)' would get back the money as Ershad would be acquitted as they plan filing review pet itlon on the judgement.

BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and his colleagues Barrister Moudud Ahmed. Khondoker Mahbubuddin Ahmed. Anwar Zahid and Abdus Salam. Jamaat Secretary General All Ahsan Mohammad Muzahid, Muhammad Quammaruzaman and Abdul Kader Mollah and ARM Abdul Matin and Montana Abdur Rab Yusifi of 1OJ. Shafiul Alam Prodhan of JAGPA and Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister Mainul Hoscin. among others, attended the iftar party.

JP leaders Kazi Firoz Rashid. Ruhul Amin Hawlader. Zafar Imam, Mostafa Zamal Haider. Saifur Rahman and Maidul Islam were also present.