Speaking at a news conference in Ganabhaban on Friday, Hasina said, "Those who took their oaths of office did so on their own accord. But Gono Forum MPs Sultan Mohammed Mansur Ahmed and Mokobbir Khan defied the alliance's decision and took their oaths of office. After the BNP’s Zahidur Rahman followed suit on Thursday, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told the media on Friday that Zahidur was pressured into taking oath by the government. The Awami League president continued, "BNP is a political party. On the prospect of Khaleda's release on parole, Hasina said, "An application must be made for parole.

Source: bd News24 April 26, 2019 12:56 UTC