Condemning Law Minister’s statement on Zia’s link to Bangabandhu killing, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said it is the government’s ill-effort to mislead people out of political vengeance.    “We (BNP) think the government is trying to mislead people by distorting history and falsehood only because of political retaliation. Such propaganda is just an attempt to hide facts,” said the BNP secretary general at a press conference. Law Minister Anisul Haque said on Thursday said Ziaur Rahman was involved in the assassination of Bangabandhu and the evidence on it will be made public. “The evidence of Ziaur Rahman's involvement in the assassination will be made public through a commission,” the minister said. Read: Workers’ lives have little value to govt: Fakhrul Talking about repeated incidents of vessel crashes under Parma Bridge, Mirza Fakhrul said the movement of ferries should have been shifted earlier from the Shimulia-Banglabazar route to avoid such incidents.   "It's a matter of common sense. The current is very strong in the river and it’s very natural that water vessels might get slightly diverted from course during this time,” he said.   “However, the situation has created a great opportunity for the ruling party and their men.  They might try building a new ferry terminal all together citing the crisis. This would give them a chance to embezzle crores of taka in the new project,” Fakhrul said. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) on Friday night requested passengers to use Paturia ferry terminal, instead of Shimulia, to cross the mighty Padma River.   Read: Govt deceiving people over Covid vaccines: BNP BIWTC authorities claimed that the ferry crisis on Shimulia-Banglabazar route is the reason for diverting vehicles to Paturia-Daulatdia route.  On Friday night, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader hinted that any one of Shimulia or Banglabazar ferry terminals might be shifted elsewhere to reduce the chances of such accidents.   In the past two months, at least five such accidents have happened in the district.

Law Minister Anisul Haque said on Thursday said Ziaur Rahman was involved in the assassination of Bangabandhu and the evidence on it will be made public. “The evidence of Ziaur Rahman's involvement in the assassination will be made public through a commission,” the minister said. Read: 'Will prove Zia's involvement in Bangabandhu killing': Minister He made the remarks while talking to reporters at his Gulshan residence.   The minister said Ziaur Rahman was not charged with the murder when the case was investigated because he was dead at the time and there is no provision to accuse a deceased of murder. Read: Bangabandhu's killer Majed finally hanged A commission will, however, be formed to find the masterminds of Bangabandhu's assassination and the evidence of Zia’s involvement would be brought in front of the nation through it, Anisul Haque said.   “The government is firm in bringing back the fugitive killers of Bangabandhu and executing the court's verdict. The process is underway but I won’t discuss it as it may hamper things,” the minister added.   Replying to a question whether Muslim Uddin, the fugitive killer of Bangabandhu, is hiding in disguise in India, the minister said,” So far, we haven’t found anything like that despite crosschecking with multiple sources.”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has its own plan about the next move as Bangladesh’s new status as a developing country will pose new challenges for it.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government has its own plan about the next move as Bangladesh’s new status as a developing country will pose new challenges for it.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Moazammel Haque on Sunday said BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was involved in the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and it will be proved.

The government is exploring "all the avenues" to bring back five fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to execute the court verdict as the nation is set to observe National Mourning Day on Saturday.

When Bangladesh keeps trying to get back Rashed Chowdhury, the fugitive killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, from the USA to execute the verdict, a media report is there suggesting his US protection could be revoked.

Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim has demanded that Capt (retd) Abdul Majed, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, be interrogated to find out those had been behind the August 15 massacre.