Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Jamaat leader Matiur Rahman Nizami, Mir Quasem Ali, and BNP Standing Committee Member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, along with many other Islamic scholars, were executed in false cases.

Speaking as the chief guest at an event held on Saturday held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital marking founding anniversary of the daily Naya Diganta, Mirza Fakhrul made these remarks.

The BNP leader said, "The nation has not forgotten the oppression and persecution carried out by the fascist government against pro-democracy forces.

False cases have been filed against nearly 6 million (60 lakh) of our activists, and more than 20,000 leaders and workers have bee...