Moeen dismisses Mainul's view of government

Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday said the present government is a caretaker government, not an army-backed national government.
His comment came a day after Law adviser Mainul Hosein termed the present government a military-backed national government.
"I don't think so. Government is here and it's a caretaker government," General Moeen said when reporters sought his comment on the law adviser's remarks to chiefs of news sections of the electronic media on Monday.
General Moeen further said: "Army is always with the government like police and civil administration. It can't remain isolated from any government. It with remain with the government as it had been in the past."
Earlier, the army chief inaugurated the Footwear and Leather Products Ltd at the army-run Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory here.
He said the inauguration of the factory is an attempt to break business syndicate and urged all to come forward according to their ability to break the syndicate.
Naval Chief Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam, Air Chief Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman, Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division Lt Gen Masud Uddin Chowdhury and senior military and civil officials were present at the function.
The Footwear and Leather Products Ltd., which created employment opportunity for 300 workers, will produce shoes for sale in the local market at lower price and also for export.
After the inaugural programme, General Moeen went round different sections of the factory.