File photo of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was also present at that time and he talked with Khaleda in the courtroomBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday said the opposition can exist outside parliament if the party works for the benefit of the people. Khaleda Zia made the remarks in response to a lawyer’s comments during a hearing in the Niko corruption case at the makeshift court set up inside Old Dhaka Central Jail. Borhanuddin asked: “You (BNP) are not even in the parliament as opposition at present.” Then, Moudud told the court “My lord, we are not anywhere now.”Replying to the lawyers’ remarks, Khaleda said: “The opposition is not just in parliament, it may also exist outside parliament. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was also present at that time and he talked with Khaleda in the courtroom. Two months later, the High Court stayed the proceedings of the case following a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 13, 2019 16:07 UTC