City Desk :
Awami League Joint General Secretary and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday dubbed the BNP as the main obstacle in the path of democratic progress in Bangladesh.
“The BNP is the greatest obstacle in the path of democratic progress in the country. It emerged as reality on the International Day of Democracy today,” he said.
The minister added: “Today, the BNP is doing everything whatever is needed to obstruct the democratic progress and they are the main obstacle towards practicing democratic norms and values.”
He told the inaugural function of the interactive web portal janatarsarkar.gov.bd developed by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division at a function at Tatya Bhaban, marking the International Day of Democracy.
Hasan said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman created the country in exchange for his blood aimed at building a non-communal democratic state.
“But our democratic system stumbled when Father of the Nation was killed with most of his family members on August 15, 1975. And then, Ziaur Rahman.
