BNP knows Zia’s body not there at Chandrima Udyan: PM

PM Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka, Aug 26 – Referring to the recent clashes between police and BNP men at Chandrima Udyan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday wondered why BNP activists engage in fights despite knowing it very well that Ziaur Rahman’s body is not there. 

“BNP engaged in fights at Chandrima Udyan. Doesn't the BNP know that there's  no grave or body of Zia, or Zia is not there? They know it very well! If so, why do they stage the drama? Khaleda Zia is also aware of it,” she said while addressing a programme virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban.   

Awami League (AL) Dhaka city north and south units jointly organised the memorial meeting at AL’s Bangabandhu Avenue central office on the occasion of National Mourning Day.

Hasina said whether Khaleda Zia or Tarique Zia could claim that they saw Zia’s body in the box (which was brought from Chattogram) as a bullet-hit body can easily be recognised. “No one saw it as there was no body (of Zia) in the box,” she said.  

The AL President said she heard from HM Ershad that there was a body with a combat dress in the box. "Don’t BNP men know that President can’t wear a combat dress?  Even then they haven’t  given up the habit of engaging in clashes over there," she said. - UNB