Staff Reporter :
BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has claimed that the government has got bogged down with corruption.
He said that the ministers and ruling party MPs should make their wealth statements public.
The BNP leader was speaking at a human chain programme on Saturday in front of the Jatiya Press Club arranged by Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal for demanding the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
“Corruption has spread to every organ of the government. We want to see the wealth statements of all the ministers and MPs. The statements must be presented to the people,” Moudud said.
The BNP leader has said also that it is necessary to know how much wealth the ministers and former ministers have so far amassed and how much wealth they had before assuming office.
“If they don’t accept our demand, we’ll understand that the allegation of corruption can be brought against all the ministers and MPs of the current Parliament,” he said.
Justifying his demand, Moudud Ahmed said that according to a recent global report, Bangladesh is the number one country where it is easy to become the rich very quickly.
“This means those who are indulging in gambling, casino business, and making imports in favour of the government through over-invoicing and earning black money are getting richer. “The banking system has now collapsed. That’s why we’re making the demand for submission of wealth statements,” he added.
He also said that the government will not be able to eliminate corruption as it has plunged into graft. “So, they should step down immediately and take steps for holding a credible election under a non-party neutral administration creating a scope for people to establish a true representative government.”
Moudud said, BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been in jail for nearly 17 months in ‘false cases, and she is not getting bail due to the government’s influence on the court.
The BNP leader said they will try there best to free Khaleda through the legal process. “But it won’t be enough. The street movement is the only path to have her released from jail.”
BNP Vice-Chairman Abdullah Al Noman, Joint Secretary General Habib-Un-Nabi Khan Sohel, Swechchhasebak Dal President Shafiul Bari Babu and General Secretary Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Jewel, among others, spoke at the programme.
