DHAKA:  Awami League General Secretary also Minister for Road, Transport & Bridges Obaidul Quader said the family members of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman including Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman laundered $ 1,200 cr into Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other countries.

Quader referred to a report published by a Canadian news outlet while accusing the BNP Chairperson and the BNP Senior Vice Chairman with the investment of the huge amount of money abroad.

The money should be brought back into the country, he added.  

He was addressing a press conference held at the Awami League President’s party office in Dhanmondi Saturday (December 9).

However, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also earlier raised the same allegation agsinst Khaleda and Tarique, at a press conference in Ganabhaban Thursday (December 7).

BDST: 2035 HRS, DEC 9, 2017
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