Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddique on Monday said Dr Muhammad Yunus would have been in jail had Siddique been the Prime Minister.
“Dr Yunus is a traitor because he advocated for restoration of the caretaker government system violating the constitution. He should be punished for the offence,” he said.
“Yunus is lucky enough that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is yet to take any action against him,” he told a discussion.
The ruling party-backed Jagannath University teachers’ forum, ‘Blue Panel, arranged the discussion at the university marking the National Mourning Day and protesting the August-21 grenade attack.
On August 22, Dr Yunus said the next national election must be held under a non-party neutral government to make it credible, acceptable and peaceful.
“There’s no scope of having a peaceful election without a non-party neutral (polls-time) government. There must be an election and that is under a non-party neutral government,” he said after a meeting with Krishak-Sramik Janata League leader Bangabir Kader Siddiqui, younger brother of Latif, at Yunus Centre in the capital.
The minister said the caretaker government was a wrong system which was incorporated in the constitution following a movement by the Awami League.
He hoped that the next general election will be held in a free, fair and credible manner under the current regime and Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina will return to power with people’s mandate.
Latif Siddique criticised Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of AL, for what he said their failure to resist those who enforce hartal.
He urged the BCL leaders and activists to get ready to face those who enforce hartal or blockade programme.
Avid servant of Sheikh Hasina. Do we expect anything better from AL stalwarts like Mr. Siddiqui. The guy has nothing else to demonstrate except his loyalty to his Master. A woman with vitriolic hatred for Bangladeshis. Hasina is better suited as an Indian national. She should be hugging Mamata Benerjee with servants like Mr. Siddiqui. All Bastards hate something good that happened in Bangladesh. Dr. Yunus is a proud son of Bangladesh. Only a proud Bangladeshi can attest to that. Some Indians (like Sheikh Hasina and Mr. Siddiqui) do not want to see anything good happening inside Bangladesh. We need to send them to India.
Welcome to Bangladesh, the country of bandits and most of all, the Bandit Queen!