BNP a by-product of Bangabandhu killing: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said Ziaur Rahman and his family were the most beneficiaries of Bangabandhu killing and BNP is the byproduct of the incident.

"It is a matter of great regret that BNP's founder Ziaur Rahman was one of the main kingpins of the brutal killing. Zia and his family were the most beneficiaries of Bangabandhu assassination and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is the byproduct of the incident," he said.

The minister told reporters after paying tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait at Dhanmondi-32 in the capital along with the leaders of Awami League marking the National Mourning Day.

Hasan said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bangali of all time, was killed brutally along with most of his family members on this day in 1975. The killers were tried, but one of the main kingpins of the killing, including Ziaur Rahman, was not tried, he added.

He said now the hope of the nation is to bring the masterminds of Bangabandhu killing under trial through forming a commission and unmask them before the future generation. The government is working to this end to bring back the fugitive killers of Bangabandhu to execute the verdict, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.

Later, the minister joined a discussion organised by Muktijuddher Chetonar Sangbadik Forum at the National Press Club.