Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today said the government would do everything possible at an appropriate time to implement the court verdict against convicted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, now living in the UK, report agencies.
"Our government wants to make sure that every convicted person`s verdict is implemented. The government will do everything possible at an appropriate time regarding Tarique Rahman`s issue," he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The foreign minister made the remarks when a reporter wanted to know about the efforts to bring back Tarique for implementation of the court verdict.
He spoke with the reporters after a meeting with British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke at his office where they discussed ways of strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
The government has been trying to bring back Tarique to implement the court verdict, but it all depends on the UK government.
In an interview with Voice of America in Washington last year, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "He is there
. Whoever the criminal is, they should be brought back and their sentence should be carried out. We are making efforts in this regard. But now it totally depends on the British government. Will they keep him there or allow the punishment to be executed? It totally depends on them.There are a number of cases including money laundering, arms smuggling, corruption and also the August 21 grenade attack against him.
