The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Convenor of Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Ferdous Ahmed Quareshi yesterday demanded re-investigation of Ziaur Rahman's murder case and trial of the actual architects of the murder plot.

He demanded of the government to form an investigation commission to find out the people behind Zia's murder.

Dr Quareshi said this yesterday at a discussion meeting to mark the 72nd birth anniversary of President Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam and the founder of BNP organised by the PDP at its central office.

"The unfinished trial of Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman should be finished quickly and the murder case of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman should be reinvestigated," the PDP chief said. "Truth had been hidden by hanging some freedom fighter Army officers on charge of Zia murder. Now the trial of it should begin again to find out the masterminds behind the killing of Ziaur Rahman," he added.

Addressing the meeting as chief guest Dr Quareshi said Zia had turned an undisciplined Army into a disciplined one.

He said, "During Zia's rule, 23 coups were hatched in the Army and his handling of the situation by hanging some of the army officers by court marshal was right at that time otherwise, hundreds of coups would have been staged in the Army."

He urged the government to hold talks with his party saying the government should hold dialogue with parties who believe in the democratic politics of post 1/11.

Dr Quareshi urged all political parties to pay due honours to all national leaders of the country.

The meeting was presided over by joint convenor of the party Golam Sarwar Milon which was also addressed by joint convenors of the party Nur Mohammad Khan, Maj Gen (Retd) Rafiqul Islam, central leaders Parvez Kabir, Khalekuzzaman Chowdhury and Md Shamsul Haque.

Gen Rafiq also demanded reinvestigation of the Zia murder case to find out the true plotters of the murder.