The government has cordoned off the office and residence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a bid to isolate her from party leaders and activists, party leader Nazrul Islam Khan has said.
The main opposition’s policymaker made the allegation on Thursday evening at United Hospital in Dhaka’s Gulshan where he is undergoing treatment.
He said, “Additional police forces have been deployed at the Opposition Leader’s home and political office at Gulshan after she announced the March for democracy programme.
“Not only leaders, even relatives are not allowed to enter her home,” the Standing Committee member added.
“Not just that, no leaders and activists are not allowed to enter her Gulshan office. The government has taken this evil strategy to isolate the Leader of the Opposition from party supporters.
“We deeply condemn this,” he continued.
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Police on Wednesday night detained former BNP MP Sarder Sakhawat Hossain Bokul from in front of Khaleda’s residence and Standing Committee member RA Gani, MP Shammi AKter, party chief’s advisor Abdul Awal Mintoo’s son Tabith Awal and several other leaders and activists from in front of the Gulshan office.
Police, however, said they had escorted Gani to his home from there.
Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday said, “The government has cordoned the BNP [chief’s] office to thwart the ‘march for democracy’ on Dec 29. The central office at Naya Paltan has been cordoned off like this over the past several months.”
BNP Vice-Chairman Shamser Mobin Chowdhury also alleged that no-one was allowed to enter the Opposition Leader’s residence and office.
“We could not meet her in the past two days. Its like the Opposition Leader is under siege.”
Source: Bd news24