Stop politics with money of 'corrupt': Hasina

Dhaka, July 10 (bdnews24.com)?The prime minister has launched a passionate appeal to the supporters of the Islamist parties that enforced the 30-hour shutdown to stop pursuing politics funded by the money of the 'corrupt' people.

Sheikh Hasina made the call when inaugurating the 27th council of pro-Awami League student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League on Sunday.

"Why do you (Islamist parties) do politics in the name of Islam with the money of corrupt people who take bribes?"

"Didn't you find Allah in Bismillah? Have you found Allah in hartal?" asked Hasina, the president of Awami League.

Eleven Islamist parties called the general strike in protest against the removal of the words "Absolute Faith and Trust in Almighty Allah" from the constitution through the 15th Amendment.

Hasina said, "We believe in politics of vote. We believe in what we've done for the people. We're here to give them something, not to take from them."

She reaffirmed the government's commitment to try suspected war criminals and urged the BCL activists to have patience about the trial.

"There are many jobs that cannot be done hurriedly. They need time. No work can be done with magic. Many complain that this or that has yet to be done.

"I say that those in charge know the situation," the prime minister said.

She thanked the BCL activists for coming to the capital from far and wide of the country to attend the council defying the blockade and urged them to be alert to the threat from the force that had opposed that nation's independence.

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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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