PM spreading lies to hide failures
The BNP yesterday alleged that the government is talking about investigating assets of Ziaur Rahman's family members with a motive to hide its failure to cope with the Rohingya crisis and bring down the price of rice.
“The prime minister's speech given in the parliament last night in this regard is totally baseless and politically motivated,” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told journalists at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government is investigating BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's assets abroad.
Fakhrul said, “The prime minister is spreading lies against our party chief and Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman…”
The government is trying to create a new issue for diverting people's attention from its failures to resolve the Rohingya crisis, he added. “I can challenge, the prime minister will not be able to present any facts or documents in support of her allegation…”
Referring to a report of Global Intelligence Network, Jatiya Party Lawmaker Fakhrul Imam presented a list in the parliament on Wednesday night about asserts of BNP leaders abroad. Claiming that the Zia family members have assets worth Tk 1,200 crore in at least 12 foreign countries, he sought the government's move in this regard.
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