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Khaleda's House

Two Indian reporters denied entry

Staff Correspondent
Law enforcers last night barred two more foreign journalists from entering BNP chairperson's Gulshan residence that has added to a speculation that Khaleda Zia is under house arrest, though the government has dismissed it.
Two reporters - one each from NDTV, a Delhibased news channel, and Aajkaal, a Calcutta-based Bangla newspaper - could not enter the opposition leader's residence in the afternoon, as police intercepted them at the entrance, on-duty journalists noticed.
Former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University Emajuddin Ahmed and retired secretary Asafuddoula were also not allowed to see Khaleda yesterday.
Earlier, law enforcers did not allow a journalist of the New York Times to meet Khaleda at her residence on Friday night.
Asked, Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed ruled out any such possibility that Khaleda was under house arrest.
Speakingat a press conference at AL president's Dhanmondi office yesterday, he claimed that Khaleda had been carrying out her routine work.
"If she [Khaleda] had been under house arrest, she couldn't have met US Ambassador Dan W Mozena and British High Commissioner Robert Gibson. She's also issuing her statements. That means she is free. She is not under house arrest," Tofail added.
Chief Whip Abdus Shahid at another press conference at the Jatiya Sangsad Media Centre also echoedTofail.
Pointing to yesterday's video message of BNP senior vice-chairman in which he called upon all to resist today's election at any cost, Tofail said Tarique, against whom a number of cases are pending, and Khaleda are instigating violence in the country in association with Jamaat-Shibir activists.
At a press conference at his Gulshan residence, BNP chairperson's adviser Osman Faruk yesterday said it was certain that the government had put the BNP chief in confinement at her house.
The government would be responsible for any untoward incident, as it had not cancelled the tomorrow's (today) "farcical'' elections, he said.
Asking the people from all walks of life not to go to polling centres, Osman Faruk said: "We urge the countrymen to say 'no' to the farcical election and 'yes' to democracy."
The BNP leader warned that the "stage-managed election" would further deepen the ongoing political crisis.