Fakhrul’s remarks tantamount to contempt of court: Quader

Criticising BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s remark on a High Court verdict that upheld the jail term of two BNP leaders, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said it is tantamount to contempt of court.

“The irresponsible statement disheartened the country’s people. His statement calling the apex court’s verdict ‘dictated judgment’ is tantamount to contempt of court,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.

Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said the punishment is the outcome of the continuous evil politics of the two BNP leaders. “Bangladesh became champion in corruption as they (BNP-Jamaat leaders) were involved in corruption and plundering by opening Hawa Bhaban.”

Claiming that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League has no connection in the verdict against the two BNP leaders, Quader said the then caretaker government filed the case against them on the basis of specific allegations in 2007 while the lower court gave the judgement as the charges were proved beyond doubt.

Earlier on Tuesday, the HC upheld the jail term of BNP standing committee member Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku and BNP leader Amanullah Aman and his wife Sabera Aman in separate corruption cases.

The court upheld the nine-year jail term of Tuku, 13 years’ imprisonment of Aman and three years’ imprisonment of his wife.

On June 21, 2007, the Special Judge’s Court sentenced Aman to 13 years imprisonment.