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BNP rejects probe body on Sircar's 'graft'

Farroque says he won't attend all-party probe meeting

Staff Correspondent
BNP yesterday rejected the allparty parliamentary body, formed to probe widespread allegations of financial anomalies and wastage of public money against previous speaker Jamiruddin Sircar, saying that the probe body will not be able to carry out the investigation fairly.
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque, whose name was incorporated in the probe committee, at a press conference, announced that he will not attend any meeting
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of the body as per the instructions of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Speaker advocate Abdul Hamid on March 19 constituted the all-party parliamentary body, first in the history of parliament in Bangladesh.
The BNP-led opposition lawmakers remained silent while the probe body was formed in parliament but they demanded the speaker investigate the activities of all previous speakers of the House.
Against this backdrop, Speaker Hamid informed the House that the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) would send a special team soon to audit all expenditures of the Parliament Secretariat since 1972.
"I will abstain myself from attending the meeting of the probe body as we think the committee will not be able to investigate (the allegations) fairly," Farroque told reporters at the briefing at BNP chairperson's Gulshan office.
"Advocate Fazle Rabbi Mia who heads the committee was not a lawmaker in the eighth parliament but spoke at the House against Jamiruddin Sircar on his misuse of power while another member of the committee Mazharul Haque Prodhan stood against him (Jamiruddin Sircar) in the national elections," Farroque said.
"I have discussed the matter with my party chief and we think that the investigation will not be fair." the opposition chief whip said.
He said BNP demanded the speaker investigate the activities of all previous speakers but our demand was not accepted in parliament.
"We don't see any reason to attend the meeting as we think it has been formed to tarnish the image of Jamiruddin Sircar who is now contesting in the by-election from Bogra-6."
"If they (treasury bench) were in their objective, they could form the probe body after the by-election,*' Farroque added.