Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud urged BNP and other political parties to stand beside the government to eliminate all anomies and wrongful activities in the country.
“Let’s work together to eliminate corruption and irregularities to free the nation from all vices without criticizing the government’s initiatives,” he said this on Wednesday while addressing a discussion at Jatiya Press Club here.
Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote Organized the discussion marking the 87th death anniversary of Pritilata Waddedar, the first woman who embraced martyrdom for the country’s liberation from British rule in 1932.
The minister said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had banned the businesses of liquor and drugs and gambling.
“But BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, who established fundamentalism, had introduced the illegal businesses of gambling, liquor, drug and vulgar dance in the country. He initiated all these ill-doings,” he added.
Dr Hasan said Begum Khaleda Zia fulfilled her husband Ziaur Rahman’s dream by making ministers those people who didn’t want the independence of Bangladesh.
He said BNP’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is talking on the recent casino issue and criticizing the drives keeping beside him Mirza Abbas and Mosaddek Hossain Falu who were the godfathers and introduced the business of casino.
The minister said BNP gave an institutional shape to all anomies, irregularities and corruption during their regimes.
“But now, when the country is on the highways of development under the dynamic leadership of Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina, then some conspirators are plotting conspiracies. There are many infiltrators in the party. Moral tablature of some leaders has taken place too. Casino is an illegal business and those involved in the business are the infiltrators,” he added.
Dr Hasan said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave order to run drives against all involved in such corruption and irregularities. No one will be spared, he added.
