Liberal Democratic Party President Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmad addressed an 11-party alliance divisional rally in Sylhet on Saturday afternoon, speaking about the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the current situation. He said he sometimes hears that “Apa” will return and questioned whether “Dulabhai” would come with her. He told attendees to be prepared with hanging ropes.

Ahmad said the execution should not take place at Dhaka jail but at Suhrawardy Udyan. At the rally, he referred to current prime minister Tarique Rahman as Sylhet’s son-in-law. He said a beautiful and accountable Bangladesh would be possible only through establishment of justice and an end to corruption, terrorism and extortion.

Addressing Tarique Rahman, Ahmad said he must become prime minister of Bangladesh rather than of the BNP, and should pursue reforms guided by his conscience rather than flatterers. He said an 11-party alliance proposal barring one person from simultaneously serving as prime minister, parliamentary leader and party chief had not been accepted. He also praised Jamaat-e-Islami’s organizational discipline and internal unity.