BNP again denies Khaleda-officials’ meeting

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UNB, Dhaka :
Trashing reports that there was a meeting between their party chief and government officials, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said it is Awami League, not BNP, which has the record of capturing power through plots.
“BNP or Khaleda Zia does not need to resort to conspiracy to go to power. Awami League is the only party which has the record of assuming power through conspiracies,” he said.
The BNP acting secretary general came up with the remarks while addressing a press conference at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan Office. The press meet was arranged by the party to voice its reaction to Prime Minister’s Friday’s press conference on her recent Nepal and Malaysia tours.
He criticised Sheikh Hasina for what he said making indecent and indecorous comments about BNP its leaders and the country’s revered and patriot citizens.
“The Awami League president as per her old habit, natural language and attitude made nasty, indecorous, and false comments against Khaleda Zia and patriot people. She made personal attacks on three-time PM Khaleda Zia and also made vengeful, foul and impolite remarks about her. I think there’s no politician in any democratic country that uses such language about their rivals,” Fakhrul pointed out.
The BNP leader termed baseless the media reports about Khaleda’s meeting with government officials at her office. “Our chairperson regularly holds meeting at her Gulshan Office as party leaders visit it. But the media reports on Thursday’s meeting are unfounded.”
He also said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made indecent remarks at her press conference about it. “We even hate to utter her remarks.” “Khaleda Zia had fought for a long time for establishing democracy…she came to power thrice with people’s support, not making plots with vested quarters,” Fakhrul mentioned.
He said Hasina extended support to HM Ershad when he had taken over power by ousting Abdus Sattar’s legal government in 1982 and also to the undemocratic administration assumed power in 2007. “It’s Awami League which repeatedly resorted to conspiracies.”
Fakhrul claimed that government is speaking about conspiracy only to divert people’s attention to a different direction and confuse them.
Mentioning that the PM has said she has solid ground under her feet, the BNP leader asked her if she thinks so why she is afraid of holding an inclusive election.
The people of Bangladesh want an inclusive election under a non-party administration, he said calling upon the government to arrange a fresh election as per people’s expectation.
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