Opposition BNP on Wednesday alleged that opposition leaders and activists were being killed and tortured across the country at the behest of the government.
“The government is creating anarchy in the country to cling to power illegally. The leaders and activists of the 18-party are being killed and repressed with the government’s patronage,” said BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
The BNP leader came up with the allegation at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office.
Rizvi alleged 18 people were killed by the government across the country in the last three days while huge opposition leaders and activists injured and arrested during the period. “The government has resorted to inhuman torture and repression on the opposition to hold a unilateral election.”
Criticisng the government for bomb blasts at the houses of BNP leaders, Rizvi said the bombs were hurled at the houses of political leaders, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, as dictated by the government.
Unidentified miscreants blasted two crude bombs at Fakhrul’s Uttara house around 9.30pm on Tuesday night.
Earlier on Monday, the miscreants hurled bombs and fired gunshots at the houses of BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas, Dhaka city unit BNP convener Sadeque Hossain Khoka, member secretary Abdus Salam and Dhaka district BNP present Abdul Mannan.
Rizvi denounced the incidents and demanded immediate arrest and punishment of those involved in the incidents. “If the government doesn’t arrest them it’ll prove that the government is directly involved in the incidents.”
He alleged that police did not come to the house of Fakhrul timely even after they were repeatedly informed about the bomb blast. The BNP acting secretary general and his family members are feeling insecure following the incident, he added.
As his attention was drawn to the countrywide huge bomb blasts, including at houses of a justice, ministers and Awami League leaders, Rizvi said the incidents were incited by the government to create a chaos in the country.
The BNP leader alleged that Chandpur Superintendent of Police got desperate as he is repressing and misbehaving the 18-party leaders and activists. “He turned Chandpur into a slaughter house for killing people.”
Rizvi warned the government of dire consequences if it does not accept their demand for arranging the next polls under a non-partisan administration shunning its repressive acts.
The BNP leader was also critical of Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, saying he is making indecent and disparaging remarks against the opposition leader.
Source: UNBConnect
