Dhaka, July 21 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday raised questions over who had sheltered and patronised one of the convicted killers of former President Ziaur Rahman for the past 45 years.

He raised the question while speaking as the chief guest at a programme to pray for the departed soul of the party's former Vice-President Zakir Hossain Nannu organised by Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal in capital's Nayapaltan.

Rizvi said the arrest proved that no criminal ultimately escapes justice.

"But the question is where was he during these 45 years? Who gave him shelter? Who maintained him? Who patronised him?" he asked.

Rizvi said many developments have taken place following the events of August 15, 1975, adding that ...