Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said dialogue can be held with political parties not with arsonists.
"Those are not political parties which carry out arson attacks on people, public transports and hospitals and torch the holy Quran. Those are not political activities," he said while inaugurating the restored mural and photographs named 'Bangabandhu means Bangladesh' in city's Jamalkhan area.
Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Freedom Fighter Rezaul Karim Chowdhury and the daily Azadi Editor MA Malek, among others, addressed the programme as special guests.
Dr Hasan said the government is determined to eliminate the arsonists and miscreants.
Extending thanks to ward councilor Saibal Das and the authorities of Diamond Cement and the daily Azadi for restoring the mural of Bangabandhu, the minister said, in fact, BNP-Jamaat only knows how to destroy the history.
About the ongoing blockade called by BNP, he said the countrymen rejected their call and everything is normal. The offices, court and schools are open though they are trying to create panic through arson attacks in some places, he said.
UNB adds: Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said that dialogue is possible with political parties, but not with arsonists.
“Dialogue can be held with political parties, but not with arsonists. Those who advocate for dialogue with them should ask themselves: what is there to discuss with terrorists? Terrorists must be eliminated,” he said.
Hasan Mahmud, also joint general secretary of Awami League (AL), made the remarks while delivering the chief guest's speech at the inauguration ceremony of the restored mural titled ‘BangabandhuManei Bangladesh’ in Chattogram.
“Those who burn people with petrol bombs, attack hospitals, burn cars, and attack school buildings are not a political party, nor do they represent a political agenda. As long as they continue to engage in these destructive acts, the country and society will remain under threat,” he said.
Regarding the restoration of Bangabandhu's mural on Jamal Khan Road in Chattogram that was vandalised during a BNP rally on June 14, Hasan said, “In reality, the BNP-Jamaat alliance only knows how to destroy. What crime did these murals commit to warrant such vandalism? If we are able to form the government again through the people's verdict, the last arsonist will be eradicated from this country, Inshallah.”
