Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Saturday said BNP is a big obstacle to the country’s security, democracy and law and order.
“The country’s democracy and the legal system will not be safe in the hands of the BNP,” Quader told reporters on the sidelines of a prayer ceremony in memory of Sheikh Russell at Banani graveyard on Tuesday morning.
“History will not forgive those who were involved in the murder of Sheikh Russell, the youngest son of Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on August 15, 1975. The killing is unpardonable,” he said.
Criticizing BNP, Quader ,also road transport and bridges minister, said this party is now sustaining the legacy of those killers. They (The killers) were endorsed indemnity by the martial law regime on 26 September 1975. The law provided legal immunity to all persons involved in the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family on 15 August 1975.
“Bangladesh and its governance are not safe at all if BNP assumes power “, he said adding BNP is a ‘ big barrier’ of the country’s politics, security as well as democracy and rule of law.
Earlier, the central leaders of Awami League and its associate bodies also paid tributes to the grave of Shaheed Sheikh Russel.
As per the decision of the cabinet division, the country has been observing the birth day of Sheikh Russel as ‘Sheikh Russel Day’ since last year.
The main theme of the day is “Sheikh Russel is a symbol of innocence, far-fetched, lively and fearless”. Shaheed Sheikh Russel, the younger brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was born on October 18 in 1964 at historical Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi in the capital.
On August 15, 1975, an innocent Sheikh Russel who was a student of class four at University Laboratory High School was brutally killed along with Bangabandhu by the heinous killers of the humanity.
