Ashraf blames Khaleda for BNP's 'sorry state'

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday blamed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her party's present “sorry state”.
“It's neither Khoka nor Mirza Abbas nor Fakhrul, but it's you (Khaleda) who are responsible for the party's present unpleasant condition as you didn't participate in the election under a democratic government,” he said at an iftar party organised by AL-backed Jubo League in the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue.
Turning to the recently formed convening committee of BNP's Dhaka city unit, Ashraf said, “It will be of no use even if you reorganise your party for a hundred times.”
Urging Khaleda to stop issuing threat to the government, he said, “I hope you'll assess yourself after the Eid instead of launching any movement.”
“The government has assumed power through people's mandate. No threat will work.”
He also advised Khaleda to criticise the government constructively, identify its misdeeds, and suggest ways for resolving the problems.