Tarique likely to be released today or tomorrow
August 31, 2008
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman is likely to be released today or tomorrow (Sunday or Monday).
“We are yet to receive any bail-bond of Tarique Rahman. When we receive order from government in releasing Tarique Rahman, as per jail code we will take proper initiative quickly. We may get the release order of Tarique within the next two days,” Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Prison), Major Shamsul Haider Siddique told The Bangladesh Today on Saturday.
When asked whether Tarique will be sent abroad for treatment, DIG (Prison) Said, the jail authority has no right to send Tarique abroad. “Government will take decision whether he will be sent abroad for treatment,” Major Shamsul Haider said.
Meanwhile, BNP Joint Secretary General Selima Rahman told this correspondent that Tarique is interested to fly to UK or USA for his treatment.
Replying to a query about speculations that considering the potentiality of Tarique Rahman in BNP’s politics, he would be made the next Secretary General, Selima Rahman said party council meeting will decide who will be the Secretary General.
“Even if BNP leaders and activists want to see Tarique as the Secretary General of BNP, it would not be possible to make him the Secretary General without any decision from the party’s council meeting,” he added.
It may be pointed out that the release of Tarique Rahman is now a matter of time as he has been granted bail in all cases. Despite bail in 11 corruption and extortion cases, the release of Tarique could not be possible as he didn’t get bail in the Sabbir murder case till August 28 (Thursday). As the Supreme Court granted him bail in connection with Sabbir murder case, there will be no legal bar for his release now.
Source: The Bangladesh Today
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