Why PM so soft about Biman chairman, wonders BNP
UNB, Dhaka :
Criticising the government for not taking action against Biman chairman Jamal Uddin Ahmed despite his involvement in various irregularities, including gold smuggling, BNP on Monday wondered why the Prime Minister has been so soft about him and in which interest.
“Why does the Prime Minister so weak about Jamal Uddin? The nation wants to know the reason,” said BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Addressing a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan
central office, he also described the Biman chairman as a much-talk-about ‘gold smuggler’ and the Prime Minister’s very close person.
“He (Jamal) was one of the masterminds of MiG-29 purchase graft. As a reward, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had made him the chairman of the Biman Board of Directors six years back. He has been there in office safely as he has the blessings of the Prime Minister although Biman officials and employees raised their voice on various occasions against his corruption,” the BNP leader said.
Rizvi alleged that Jamal Uddin and his so-called godson have created a strong gold smudging network in connivance with pilots, cabin crew and some other officials.
“Mounds of gold are safely smuggled out through the network every day. Not only that, Biman’s tenders, appointments, promotions and postings have are also controlled by his godson. All the sensational information are coming out after the arrest of his godson,” he added.
The BNP leader regretted that the government is yet to take any action against Jamal Uddin though the entire nation is condemning his acts. “All the darling sons of corruption are close to the Prime Minister though she often talks tall talks against corruption,” he added.
Turning to sacked minister Abdul Latif’s return home from India, Rizvi said the government is creating a smokescreen over Latif issue by staging a drama by the intelligence.
Criticising the government for not taking action against Biman chairman Jamal Uddin Ahmed despite his involvement in various irregularities, including gold smuggling, BNP on Monday wondered why the Prime Minister has been so soft about him and in which interest.
“Why does the Prime Minister so weak about Jamal Uddin? The nation wants to know the reason,” said BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Addressing a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan
central office, he also described the Biman chairman as a much-talk-about ‘gold smuggler’ and the Prime Minister’s very close person.
“He (Jamal) was one of the masterminds of MiG-29 purchase graft. As a reward, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had made him the chairman of the Biman Board of Directors six years back. He has been there in office safely as he has the blessings of the Prime Minister although Biman officials and employees raised their voice on various occasions against his corruption,” the BNP leader said.
Rizvi alleged that Jamal Uddin and his so-called godson have created a strong gold smudging network in connivance with pilots, cabin crew and some other officials.
“Mounds of gold are safely smuggled out through the network every day. Not only that, Biman’s tenders, appointments, promotions and postings have are also controlled by his godson. All the sensational information are coming out after the arrest of his godson,” he added.
The BNP leader regretted that the government is yet to take any action against Jamal Uddin though the entire nation is condemning his acts. “All the darling sons of corruption are close to the Prime Minister though she often talks tall talks against corruption,” he added.
Turning to sacked minister Abdul Latif’s return home from India, Rizvi said the government is creating a smokescreen over Latif issue by staging a drama by the intelligence.