Praising the peaceful role of Bangladesh Army in tackling the recent violence in Bogra, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday hoped that the army would also play their due role in due time.
“I thanked the army for not firing shots on the common people…They’ve the duty for the country. They can’t play the role of silent spectators. They can’t sit idle. They’ll play their due role in time,” she said.
Khaleda said this while addressing a wayside rally at Matidali intersection of Bogra Sadar upazila on her way to Joypurhat.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia who is on a two-day tour of Bogra and Joypurhat reached Bogra town on Saturday night to visit the violence-hit areas in the districts and meet the families of the victims.
The opposition leader said, “Our army works for UN Peacekeeping Mission to maintain peace in foreign countries. If the peace doesn’t prevail in the country, then foreigners will say the Bangladesh army only work to maintain peace in foreign countries. It’s a matter of consideration and I’ll tell everyone to think about it.”
Mentioning that the next course of action programmes will be announced tomorrow (Monday), Khaleda said, “We’ll paralyse the country, if necessary. I urge all professionals, both the civil and military ones, to get united.”
In her 34-minute speech, the former premier said that the government is firing shots indiscriminately on the innocent people adding that they killed 170 people by carrying out ‘genocide’ and they have to face trial for this.
“The genocide can’t continue… we have to stop it. The government which carries out killing has no power to remain in power,” she said.
Khaleda observed that the government people are stuffing their pockets through looting and terrorist activities by not carrying out development activities in the country.
Terming the government as the looter and killer one, Khaleda alleged that the government wants to remain in power ‘by selling out the country’. “The government is creating issues one after another to hide its failures.”
Pointing out that no person, no matter which religion he or she belongs to, is safe in the hands of the present government, Khaleda said, “They (govt) hurled abusive words at bearded persons wearing hats… even the Biswajit belonging to the minority community, could not escape their persecution.”
“The government only knows how to destroy and killing but they don’t know how to build. Their history is the history of looting and killing,” Khaleda observed.
Reiterating her party stance once again, Khaleda said that no election would be held under this government adding that the election will be held under non-party caretaker government.
Khaleda alleged that the government is killing her party men at a time when party is observing three days of mourning for the death of President Zillur Rahman.
Khaleda termed the government as a stupid as the government announced public holiday in the afternoon, not for full day as part of a three-day national mourning following the death of President Zillur Rahman.
In the rally venue, Khaleda donated tk one lakh each of the seven families who were killed in the recent violence in Bogra. The deceased are Titu Rahman, Abdullah Al Mamun Badal, Selim Miah, Babul Miah, Sabed Ali, Dulu Mollah and Ziaur Rahman.
Source: UNBConnect
Khaleda said,”..(Army)They’ll play their due role in time”. This is provokational!