Vowing afresh to continue the fight against state-sponsored terrorism, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday blamed the ruling party cadres and members of the law-enforcement agencies for the killing of 10 people at Kurmitola Bihari camp in the city’s Mirpur area.
In a statement Khaleda, also a former prime minister, strongly condemned and protested the ‘heinous attack on innocent’ people.
Alleging that ‘the ruling party cadres and members of the law enforcement agencies carried out the cowardice and barbaric incident’, the BNP chairperson said, “Any terrorist act is a crime against humanity. These terrorists are the enemies of mankind.”
She further said, “BNP considers any terrorist attack as the act of destroying human civilisation.”
Khaleda alleged that the law enforcers have got desperate as they are being used like party cadres by the government.
The BNP chief said the members of the law enforcement agencies as the collaborators of ruling party are not only carrying out brutal attacks on the opposition leaders and activists but also making the common people panicked.
She demanded the government form a judicial probe committee to identify those involved in the Mirpur Bihari camp incident and mete out punishment to them.
Khaleda also demanded due compensation for the affected people and their rehabilitation.
She prayed for salvation of the departed souls killed in the attack and wished early recovery of those got injured.
Ten people, including four women and four children, were killed in a clash between two groups of stranded Pakistanis at Kurmitola Bihari camp at Kalshi in the city early Saturday.
Of the 10 people, nine were burnt to death while another was shot dead during a series of clashes between the two groups over blasting crackers.
Source: UNBConnect
