Haji Salim questions capacity of BGB
Independent lawmaker Haji Salim in parliament yesterday questioned the “capability” of Border Guard Bangladesh as one of its members still remains in the custody of Myanmar's Border Guard Police.
“Keeping him [BGB member Abdur Razzaq] handcuffed means 16 crore Bangalees are being kept handcuffed. If Border Guard Bangladesh had the capacity, such an incident would not have taken place,” Salim said on point of order.
BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon has meanwhile demanded resignation of Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali for the government's “diplomatic failure” to bring back Razzaq.
Speaking at a press conference held at BNP's Naya Platan headquarters yesterday, Ripon said people wanted to know why a flag meeting could not be convened between BGB and BGP in this regard.
Ripon, also BNP's international affairs secretary, asked the BGB chief to inform people on a regular basis about the latest developments.
Describing the incident, Haji Salim told the House that members of BGP had abducted BGB Nayek Razzaq from the Naf river in Teknaf after shooting the border guards. Another BGB member suffered serious injury in the incident.
“But they [BGP] have yet to hand over the abducted border guard man, who became father of a baby boy on Sunday five days into the incident,” Salim said.
Saying that the government allocates and spends adequate money for BGB, Salim, also joint general secretary of Dhaka city Awami League, said, “What do they [BGB] do actually? Are they not strong enough?
“Had they been strong enough, such thing would not have occurred. We want a remedy. It has tarnished the government's image,” he added.
Salim said BGP even did not sit with its counterpart to discuss the issue. Instead, they posted several photographs of the BGB man to their Facebook page, in which one photograph shows that blood was oozing from his nose with his hands handcuffed.
“Such photographs are shameful for the government as well as for the whole nation,” he added.
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