Staff Reporter :BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui who had been staying abroad since his disparaging remarks against Islam came out of the airport on Sunday night with the government’s help despite having arrest warrants.”It’s clear that there has been a big government support to Latif Siddiqui’s safe return … This also demonstrates his constant contact with the administration,” said Mirza Fakhrul.He further said Latif would not have been able to come out of the airport avoiding arrest had the government been sincere in taking legal action against him.The BNP spokesman made the remarks while talking to newsmen after a meeting with visiting Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Isabella Lövin at the Swedish ambassador’s office.Latif who arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Kolkata by an Air India flight around 8:40pm left the airport under an escort of law enforcers for an undisclosed location through the domestic terminal of the airport.About the meeting with the Swedish Minister who is here on a three-day visit, Fakhrul said they discussed various issues relating to Bangladesh’s democracy, politics, human rights and press freedom.”We both sides agreed that democracy and human rights are the pre-conditions of development in any country. No proper development is possible without democracy and human rights. So, democracy must be restored.”The Minister told the BNP delegation that his country will remain beside Bangladesh for its development.Besides, Isabella Lövin also assured of working together with Bangladesh on climate change issue.The other BNP delegation members include BNP Chairperson’s adviser Enam Ahmed Chowdhury, Reaz Rahman and Sabihuddin.
