TDS Desk:

The government is not embarrassed by the Aziz-Benazir issues and will not spare them if proven guilty, Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said.

“The government has the integrity and courage to conduct trials. It has not dismissed the allegations to allow those involved to go unpunished,” he said while talking to the journalists at the AL President’s Dhanmondi political office in the capital on Tuesday.

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“As the investigation is ongoing, they will have to face trial. No criminal will be spared under Sheikh Hasina’s rule. The ACC can investigate if former Army chief Aziz Ahmed is a criminal. If found guilty, he must face punishment, regardless of who he is,” Obaidul Quader added.

Mentioning that the head of the government is “uncompromising on corruption”, he said, “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is known as an honest prime minister worldwide, and her popularity in Bangladesh stems from her integrity and hard work. The government is always ready to take action against corruption,” he said.

He also talked about the progress of the ACC investigation on the alleged illegal assets of Benazir and his family.

He said, “The ACC is independent. Sheikh Hasina has given ACC the freedom. The ACC has informed that investigations into the illegal assets of Benazir Ahmed are still ongoing and further investigations will be conducted.”