Staff Correspondent
The House yesterday witnessed a brief discussion on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s statement after she said that grenades and bullets still haunt her.
The discussion followed comments by BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury regarding what the prime minister said during an interview.
“We panicked at her remarks. If the prime minister suffers from lax security, then where is our security?” the BNP lawmaker asked.
Participating in the discussion, Awami league (AL) lawmaker Tofail Ahmed said different attempts have been made on Sheikh Hasina’s life in the past.
“Against this background, she said grenades and bullets still haunt her,” the veteran politician said.
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, deputy leader of the House said the life of the prime minister has come under threat as her government is taking steps for the trial of war criminals of 1971.
“We must hold the trial of war criminals,” the deputy leader of the House said.
BNP lawmaker MK Anwar, meanwhile, protested the demolition of murals of late president Ziaur Rahman at Chittagong airport.
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque demanded a discussion on suspension of the Independence Day parade, terming it unprecedented.
Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali, who was presiding over the sitting, however pointed out the Independence Day parade had been suspended several times in the past.
Courtesy of The Daily Star
