UNB, Dhaka :
Claiming that journalists Shafik Rehman and Mahmudur Rahman had no involvement in any plot against Prime Minister’ s son, BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has come up with the issue only to diver people’s attention from Bangladesh Bank heist and college student Tonu murder.
“As per the statements of head of the government and police about the case, it’s a serious allegation. Not only the two (journalists), but also they yesterday (Tuesday) charged BNP with it. We think it’s a part of the government’s nervousness as there’s a pent-up anger among people against it due to its despotic rule,” said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He further said, “You’ve long been seeing whenever the government’s any failure or misdeed is surfaced, it carries out another incident to divert people’s attention to a different direction.
When the big heist took place in Bangladesh Bank and people from all walks of life are taking to streets against Tonu murder, they’ve brought the issue (plot against Joy) in the limelight to mislead people.” The BNP leader came up with the remarks
while speaking at a discussion arranged by National People’s Party (NPP) at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) demanding the release of all political prisoners, including Shafik Rehman and Mahmudur Rahman.
On Saturday morning, detectives arrested journalist Shafik Rehman, former editor of the Bangla daily Jaijaidin. He was later put on a five-day remand in a case filed in connection with a conspiracy to abduct and kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Detectives also claimed that they have found the involvement of detained Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman, another pro-BNP journalist, in the alleged conspiracy against Joy.
Fakhrul said, they have so far come to know that Shafik Rehman and Mahmudur Rahman were in no way involved in any plot to kill and abduct Joy. He also said though the government is giving the references of FBI and a US court about the plot against the PM’s son, BNP did not get any such information.
The BNP leader said the current government cannot tolerate dissent views. “They oppressed the nonconformists. Leaders and activists of BNP and the 20-party have long been tortured, but now they (govt) have not spared even Mahfuz Anam (The Daily Star Editor) as they filed 86 cases against him.”
Claiming that journalists Shafik Rehman and Mahmudur Rahman had no involvement in any plot against Prime Minister’ s son, BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has come up with the issue only to diver people’s attention from Bangladesh Bank heist and college student Tonu murder.
“As per the statements of head of the government and police about the case, it’s a serious allegation. Not only the two (journalists), but also they yesterday (Tuesday) charged BNP with it. We think it’s a part of the government’s nervousness as there’s a pent-up anger among people against it due to its despotic rule,” said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He further said, “You’ve long been seeing whenever the government’s any failure or misdeed is surfaced, it carries out another incident to divert people’s attention to a different direction.
When the big heist took place in Bangladesh Bank and people from all walks of life are taking to streets against Tonu murder, they’ve brought the issue (plot against Joy) in the limelight to mislead people.” The BNP leader came up with the remarks
while speaking at a discussion arranged by National People’s Party (NPP) at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) demanding the release of all political prisoners, including Shafik Rehman and Mahmudur Rahman.
On Saturday morning, detectives arrested journalist Shafik Rehman, former editor of the Bangla daily Jaijaidin. He was later put on a five-day remand in a case filed in connection with a conspiracy to abduct and kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Detectives also claimed that they have found the involvement of detained Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman, another pro-BNP journalist, in the alleged conspiracy against Joy.
Fakhrul said, they have so far come to know that Shafik Rehman and Mahmudur Rahman were in no way involved in any plot to kill and abduct Joy. He also said though the government is giving the references of FBI and a US court about the plot against the PM’s son, BNP did not get any such information.
The BNP leader said the current government cannot tolerate dissent views. “They oppressed the nonconformists. Leaders and activists of BNP and the 20-party have long been tortured, but now they (govt) have not spared even Mahfuz Anam (The Daily Star Editor) as they filed 86 cases against him.”
