Prothom Alo
BNP’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that the government wants to teach journalists a good lesson by detaining Prothom Alo’s senior correspondent Rozina Islam in prison.
Mirza Fakhrul said, “The government wants to teach journalists a good lesson, telling them not to jump about too much. This demon must be driven away, the country must rise up.”
The BNP leader came up with this statement on Friday morning while speaking at an event at the national press club in Dhaka, organised by Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, BNP’s women’s wing.
BNP’s secretary general said, “All democratic institutions of the country have been destroyed. Now, the bureaucrats are the leaders of the ruling party. They are openly involved in politics and talk about running the country. The Awami League (AL) government is responsible for creating such situation. They have destroyed all sectors including law, justice, governance, economy and health.”
He thanked to the Rozina Islam for exposing the graft of the government and its health ministry. And because of that, the government and its health ministry are aggrieved with Rozina Islam, the leader added.
Talking about the bail of Rozina Islam, Fakhrul said, “The bail is being delayed illegally. Will we have to bank on this judiciary?”
The secretary general said the country has now two demons: one is the AL government and another is Covid-19.
“They are destroying the nation together. The AL demon has shattered the achievements of 50 years of the country.”
BNP’s standing committee members Mirza Abbas and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, vice chairman Shawkat Mahmud among others spoke at the meeting chaired by the president of party’s women wing Afroza Abbas.
