Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan has hit back at BNP leader Tarique Rahman, saying Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned home under special British arrangements after independence.
His backlash came on Friday, a day after the senior vice chairman claimed Bangladesh’s founding father returned home on a Pakistani passport.
Khan dubbed his comment as “gibberish”.
“When Bangabandhu came from Pakistan [after independence], he returned to Bangladesh via India under special arrangements by the UK government,” he said.
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Tarique on Thursday dubbed Bangabandhu ‘killer of pro-liberation people’ while recounting events between 1971 and 1975 in his own way.
“…If there has to be a sedition case then it should be against Sheikh Mujib,” he said adding he was sworn in Bangladesh president as a Pakistani citizen.
Tarique, who had been in London since 2008, has been making controversial statements drawing flak from various quarters.
Minister Khan dubbed the BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s son “insane”.
“He’s the one to make such comments. It was Tarique Rahman who told a June 3, 2006 Jamaat-e-Islami rally at Paltan grounds that the BNP and Jamaat are from the same family,” Khan recounted.
Tarique’s mother has said her party’s relation with Jamaat is an electoral understanding.
“It’s only natural for them (Tarique) to become insane and talk non-sense when their family members are on trial for war crimes,” the minister added.
Source: Bd news24