BNP in politics of conflict: Qamrul

Dhaka, June 24 (bdnews24.com)?The state minister for law has said BNP has engaged in politics of destruction to save the party chief's sons Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Coco and suspected war criminals from the law.

Qamrul Islam at a discussion on Friday reiterated the government stance that the government had no influence on the court in the verdict.

"The money laundering charges surfaced in America, from FBI. They had taken millions from Siemens. There are money laundering charges against them in Singapore. Millions have been seized from their accounts there," he continued.

He refuted BNP's allegations that the government wanted to destroy the Zia family, claiming that rather the two sons had brought shame to the family with their deeds.

He called on the opposition to do away with politics of confrontation and go to parliament to discuss the next election.

Dhaka's Third Special Judge's Court on Thursday sentenced Coco, the youngest son of the opposition leader, to six years in jail and slapped a hefty fine of Tk 190.41 million in a money laundering case.

Later in the evening, agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury told parliament that another money laundering case, filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's eldest son Tarique, will be heard on July 3.

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