BNP condemns Paris attacks

Protesting the terrorist attacks in Paris and “standing by the world community against terrorism”, BNP yesterday said it would work against extremist forces if it comes to power.

Addressing a press briefing at BNP's Nayapaltan central office, Spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon alleged that the government failed to find clues in the two foreigners' murders and was trying to implicate BNP leaders for political gains.

“The government is plotting to take a statement from arrested BNP leader MA Quayum's brother MA Matin under duress,” he said, urging for a fair investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.

He alleged that law enforcers, like any other day, arrested over 500 leaders and activists from Rangpur, Chuadanga, Satkhira, Chittagong, Narsingdi, Gazipur, Chapainawabganj, Jhenidah and Noakhali on Saturday.

He apprehended that an inhumane disaster may hit jails as the government continues the “wholesale arrests”. “We repeatedly said our party has no link to terrorism. We do democratic politics,” said Ripon.

He warned that government attempts to brand the country's largest political party as a terrorist organisation would invite a great danger for democracy

“We think the government has indulged in a suicidal game to destroy the opposition and parliamentary politics and democracy and the consequence will not be good. So, we call upon the government to refrain from it,” he said.