Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said that Awami League will control the streets on October 28, the day the BNP scheduled its grand rally in front the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the city.
He said this during the unveiling ceremony of a book ‘Bangabandhu Samagra’ at the Secretariat on Sunday.
Dr Hasan Mahmud said that government has never worried about any of the BNP programmes, whether it a grand rally, a small rally, or just a sit-in protest. “We are a party that developed on the streets and we will continue to be one. On the upcoming October 28, the Awami League will control the streets, by the grace of Almighty Allah,” he added.
Asked about a recent statement by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir who said that the dream that led to the emergence of Bangladesh was shattered as people did not have democracy and the right to vote, Dr Hasan Mahmud questioned Mirza Fakhrul’s conception of the dream.
“He (Mirza Fakhrul) said a few months ago that the Pakistan period was much better. It’s a big question to me what the person who says Pakistan has better ever dreamed up for Bangladesh,” said Dr Hasan Mahmud.
He also said, “I don’t want to badmouth anyone’s father but it is true that his (Mirza Fakhrul) father was a Pakistan supporter. No one can deny the truth. His statement shows that he never dreamed of Bangladesh. People like him who support Pakistan include the BNP.”
Mirza Fakhrul and his cohorts have never believed in what they preach, the information minister said. “He is frustrated as Bangladesh has superseded Pakistan in every index and has been praised. This is because he dreams of Pakistan,” he added.
