Demand to ban Jatiyo Party valid, will examine legal grounds: Attorney general
Mentioning the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur yesterday, the attorney general said it was not an isolated incident, but rather a part of a deep-rooted conspiracy.
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has said the demand to ban the Jatiyo Party is valid and that he would examine the legal grounds in this regard.
"The Jatiya Party played with the people and aided the Awami League's repressive actions during all its controversial elections and the July Uprising. Therefore, the demand to ban the Jatiyo Party is valid and I will examine the legal grounds to see what can be done in this regard," he said today (30 August) following the inauguration of a regional office of the National University in Jhenaidah, reports BSS.
Mentioning the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur yesterday, the attorney general said it was not an isolated incident, but rather a part of a deep-rooted conspiracy.
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Asaduzzaman termed the incident as "heinous, condemnable and criminal in nature".
He questioned, "If the activities of Awami League can be banned for genocide, terrorism and fascism, then why not the Jatiyo Party?"
The attorney general added that while he would not claim that law enforcement agencies are fully able to control mobs, but wherever such incidents occur, they are being brought under control promptly.
"The public's resentment that has been building up over the past 17 years is now manifesting in various forms. These incidents are unfortunate," he said.
The attorney general issued stern warning against corrupt people, saying no corrupt individuals will be allowed to thrive in the emerging Bangladesh.
"No corrupt person will be allowed to rise. We are determined to expose the faces behind corruption," he asserted.
