People to ignore govt muscle power: Fakhrul
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged the government is trying to obstruct the opposition's democratic movement using muscle power.
"But our movement for upholding people's rights cannot be stopped by showing pistol or using muscle power," Fakhrul said at a party rally in city yesterday.
The city unit of BNP organised the rally, held in front of the party central office at Naya Paltan, to protest "repression of police and Awami League men" during the Thursday's hartal called by BNP.
Mizra Fakhrul said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman could not continue to hold power by banning all political parties and almost all newspapers. Even military dictator HM Ershad could not retain power by repressing people.
The government is plotting to keep BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman from participating in the next parliament election. And it is filing cases against them to serve its purpose, the BNP leader said.
On the increase in fuel prices, he said the government has done this for misappropriating money.
Presiding over the rally, Convener of city BNP Sadeque Hossain Khoka demanded a judicial probe into the "killing" of a party leader in Gournadi upazila of Barisal during the recent hartal.
Speaking at a seminar in the city yesterday, Mirza Fakhrul said the government has failed to secure the interest of the country due to its incompetence, and lack of skill and coordination.
The seminar on Manmohan's Visit: Failure to Protect Interest of Bangladesh was organised by Group 2009 and held at the Jatiya Press Club.
Fakhrul alleged that the framework on cooperation signed during the Indian premier's visit is more harmful for Bangladesh than any previous treaties.
Bangladesh Kalyan Party Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim said water of the Teesta river is Bangladesh's right while transit is the demand of India. “But our government mingled the two different things during negotiations”, he added.
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