Nasim links Avijit murder to leaked Manna-Khoka phone conversation

Senior Awami League leader Mohammed Nasim has linked the murder of writer Avijit Roy to the leaked phone conversations of Nagorik Oikya leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna, wherein he was heard talking about engineering ‘a few deaths’ in Dhaka University.

“In the Manna-Khoka telephone conversations they wanted killings to take place. Avijit became the first victim of the killings they wanted to happen. Unfortunately, they’ve been able to accomplish their first task,” he said.
 
Nasim made the remarks at a views exchange meeting organised by the 14-Party Alliance at Awami League chief’s political office at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi on Friday noon.
 
bdnews24.com broke the news of the telephone conversations among Manna, BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka and an unidentified person.
 
In the audio clip of his conversation with the unidentified person, Manna was heard advocating army’s intervention in the ongoing political situation in the country.  
 
While conversing with Khoka, Manna, who is a former DUCSU vice-president, talked about orchestrating ‘a few deaths’ in the Dhaka University to intensify the BNP-led alliance’s political movement.
 
 “The conspiracy which is being hatched to grab power unconstitutionally has been exposed. There is no doubt that fanatic force is involved in Avijit Roy’s murder,” said Nasim, the ruling party alliance’s convener.
 
He said through such killings they (conspirators) were not only trying to protect 1971 killers, but also trying to foil the trial of war criminals.
 
Nasim demanded immediate arrest of ‘these killers’.
 
He said frustrated BNP chief Khaleda Zia had ruined ‘democratic movement’ by her political blunders.

 “Blockades and shutdowns will not have its desire effects even if anyone calls agitations for any legitimate cause in future,” he added.