The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Supreme Court Bar Association president Barrister Shafique Ahmed has said it appears that there is no government in the country after a dialogue between a Jamaat delegation, including its wanted secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed, with Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed in his office Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference at the SCBA auditorium yesterday afternoon, he said, "We're concerned at the meeting of the Chief Adviser with a person running with an arrest warrant. This proves there is no rule of law in the country."

Barrister Shafique said such appeasing policy of the government will only encourage criminals.

The press conference was arranged on the eve of a 2-day national conference of Ganotantrik Ainjibi Samity that begins today.

Shafique, also president of the Samity, said they will press for restoration of the country's original constitution that had envisaged secularism as one of the four state principles.

Referring to the forthcoming parliamentary elections, the SCBA president said it is not possible to hold free, fair and credible polls keeping the state of emergency in place and called for lifting it immediately.

Advocates Subrata Chowdhury, Zahidul Bari, Mizanur Rahman, Jiad Al-Mamun, Sheikh Akhtarul Islam were, among others, present at the press conference.