DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman Wednesday faced a legal notice for demeaning the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

According to the notice, Tarique has been asked to apologize withdrawing his statement within seven days. Otherwise, he has to face legal action.

AL central committee member and also former secretary of Supreme Court (SC) Bar Association Advocate Momtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehedi sent the notice to the address of BNP central office at city’s Nayapaltan area on Wednesday.

While addressing a discussion organized on the occasion of Bangladesh Victory Day in East London on Monday night (London local time), Tarique said, “Bangabandhu agreed for a national government accepting Yahya Khan as president.”

“Sheikh Mujib never wanted independence of Bangladesh,” Tarique claimed adding that he earlier mentioned it in several occasions.

Tarique kept on saying, “During several talks with then Pakistan military ruler Yahya from March 17 to 25, Sheikh Mujib was busy in securing his premiership.  He agreed to a national government under Yahya Khan as President.”

In Yahya-Mujib meeting, held on March 24, they reached a consensus about formation of a national government with 11 ministers, he added.

This truth was revealed from a discussion of Bangabandhu with an officer of that period, Tarique claimed.

BDST: 1730 HRS, DEC 17, 2014