BNP wants to hold rally at Naya Paltan to create chaos: Hasan

“There are many grounds in Dhaka city and adjoining areas of the capital. But they (BNP) want to hold rally at Naya Paltan. What is their intention? In fact, the intention of holding the rally at Naya Paltan is to vandalize vehicles, create chaos and public sufferings. For this, they want to hold the rally in front of their office in Naya Paltan. There is a nefarious purpose behind it,” he said.

After speaking at an anti-tobacco viewpoint exchange meeting organized by Unnayan Samannyo in a city auditorium of Biswa Sahitya Kendra, the minister responded to a question from reporters by making this statement. Dr. Atiur Rahman, the chairman of Unnayan Samannyo and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, was present.

Hasan said the government doesn’t want to obstruct any rally. If it (government) wants, they could not hold any rally, he added. But the reality is that BNP had carried out grenade and bombs attacks on many rallies of Awami League and killed many people. On the other hand, a single cocktail did not blast in their (BNP) rally, he added. He said the government is providing all-out cooperation to them, so they complete their rallies peacefully. And they are holding their rallies peacefully, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.

Replying to a query over militant issue, the minister said BNP is the chief patron and financer of militancy in the country. Begum Khaleda Zia had opposed the arrest of militants and there are militants groups in their (BNP) alliance, he added. He said the rise of militancy and the statement of Mirza Fakhrrul Islam Alamgir is linked and they want to create unstable situation in the country. They want to fish in muddled water, he added.

He claimed that despite the current war, Bangladesh is advancing under the tenacious direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The vice-president of the World Bank commended the country’s progress to the prime minister and said that it serves as an example for other nations, he continued. Considering that Mirza Fakhrul and other BNP leaders are intelligent people, he expressed his hope that they will research and listen to what world leaders have to say about Bangladesh.