Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said that the BNP has become a party of miscreants and the party has turned into an enemy of the country.
The minister made the comment while he was speaking at a human chain programme organised by Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote in front of Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Wednesday (November 15, 2023). The programme was arranged protesting BNP-Jamaat’s arson attacks across the country.
Leaders of Awami League Asim Kumar Ukil, MP, Advocate Boloram Poddar and Shahe Alam Murad, artiste Manoranjan Ghoshal and Dr Arup Ratan Chowdhury, Tarin Jahan, Sangeeta Chowdhury, and Arun Sarker Rana among others, spoke at the programme with president of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote Rafiqul Alam in the chair.
Dr Hasan Mahmud said, “It is needed to ensure security to important installations when a country is attacked by external enemies. Now we have to provide security to protect those from the attack of BNP.”
About the possible dialogue with opposition political parties, Dr Hasan Mahmud, who is also general secretary of ruling Awami League, said that dialogue can be held with any political party as Awami League believes in the culture of discourse to take forward the country through consensus. “However, dialogue cannot be held with terrorists and perpetrators of violence,” he added.
The minister said that BNP has lost the character of a political party as its top leader is promoting vandalism asking party leaders to carry out arson attacks.
Pointing out the actions of the US government against the Capital Hill attackers after the last general election, he said that the US government didn’t hold any dialogue with the attackers, rather they were brought to book to uphold the rule of law.
About the ultimatum of Charmonai Pir to the government, he said the chief of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IBA) is not giving any ultimatum to Israel. Even, he didn’t tell anything about the crimes against the humanity in Gaza.
Dr Hasan Mahmud said that law enforcing agencies arrested the arsonists and their financers. Some human rights organizations have made statements against their arrest, but they didn’t make any statement over the brutally killing people in Gaza, he said.
He called upon all to remain alert against miscreants as they cannot create unstable situation after announcement of poll schedule.
