67 eminent personalities demand Fakhrul`s release

67 eminent citizens have demanded the release of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from jail.

BNP media wing member Shayrul Kabir Khan and BNP secretary general’s personal secretary Yunus Ali confirmed the matter on Friday (November 3).

The statement said, “We hope that by releasing him immediately, the government will pave the way for a peaceful, fair and participatory election.”

The signatories include: Badruddin Umar, Prof Salehuddin Ahmed, Professor Anu Muhammad, Professor Anwarullah Chowdhury, Professor Dr Mahbub Ullah, Prof Ahmed Kamal, Dr Saidur Rahman, Dr. ATM Nurul Amin, Prof Sadrul Amin, Dr Akmal Hossain, Prof Yusuf Haydar, Prof Tazmeri Islam, Naser Bakhtiar, Sirajul Islam, Prof Chowdhury Abrar, Prof ABM Obaidul Islam, Dr. Md. Morshed Hasan Khan, Prof Dr. Md. Nurunnabi, Prof. Mohammad Nazmus Shahadar, Prof Dilara Chowdhury, Prof Md. Shamsul Alam Sarkar, Prof Md. Nurul Islam, Prof Md. Lutfar Rahman, Prof Md. Abdus Salam, Prof Abul Kalam Sarkar, Prof Md. Kamrul Ahsan Khan (Mukta), Prof Saidur Rahman Pannu, Prof Babibur Rahman, Prof Rezaul Karim, Prof Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Prof Md. Abdur Rashid, Prof Md. Yarul Kabir, Prof Saifuddin, Prof Md. Abdul Karim, Prof Md. Sirajul Islam, Prof Md. Al Amin, Prof Md. Nasrul Kadir, Prof Md. Golam Hafiz Kenedi, Debashis Paul, Prof Md. Tozammel Hossain, Prof Md. Matinur Rahman, Prof Abul Hasnath Md. Shamim, Prof Tanvir Ahsan, Khan Md. Manawarul Islam, Prof Md. Shafiqul Islam, Prof Sabirul Islam Hawladar, Prof Md. Mamunur Islam, Prof Md. Sirajul Islam, Prof Jahidur Rahman Chowdhury, Prof Md. Mosharraf Hossain, Prof Jahirul Hossain, and Prof Masuma Habib.

The statement: