About her trial, Khaleda said the courts could not hold fair trials because they are ‘constrained by the government’. The ‘constraints’ the government has put on lower courts are also enforced at the Supreme Court, the BNP chief alleged in her inaugural speech. The BNP chief reiterated the party’s demand for the dissolution of the current government and formation of a neutral one before the next general elections. She told BNP leaders to organise peaceful programmes to ‘restore democracy’ at the meeting. Later, the BNP chief held a closed-door meeting with the Executive Committee and other leaders of the party.

Source: bd News24 February 03, 2018 14:47 UTC