Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday told the Parliament that jail killing on this day in 1975 was committed by those who had killed Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
"Four national leaders were killed in the central jail, which was a protected place. The killers of Father of the Nation were Zia and Mostaque and they also committed this killing (jail killing)," she said.
The Leader of the House made this remark joining an unscheduled discussion on the Jail Killing Day in the parliament.
She said that Ziaur Rahman had killed freedom fighters one after another from military officers-soldiers to Awami League leaders as well as reinstalled anti-liberation forces and collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces in power.
She added: "They wanted to spoil our victory (achieved following the Liberation War) completely and distort history."
Sheikh Hasina said Ziaur Rahman patronized and rewarded the killers and gave them jobs in the foreign missions. H M Ershad also did the same thing and he allowed Bangabandhu's killer Col. Faruk to do politics and gave him scope to be a candidate for the post of President, she said.
Criticizing Barrister Mainul Hosein, the premier said he is now talking loud, but he formed a political party with killers.
Pointing to the BNP, she said those who come in power illegally and violate the constitution can't give democracy and protect human rights.
She continued that "Now we've to hear statements on democracy and human rights. But, those who come in power through martial law, they can't give democracy. Those who come in power in an illegal way violating the Constitution can't give democracy. How can they protect human rights?"
She went on saying: "I think it wouldn't be possible to make such development (of the country) unless we made Bangladesh free from curses by trying the killers (of Bangabandhu's killing and Jail Killing) and war criminals."
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