Staff Reporter :
BNP Chairperson’s adviser Advocate Md Fazlur Rahman has denied making controversial remarks branding the organisers of the August 5 uprising as “black force,” calling the claim a “fabrication” and challenging journalists to produce full evidence.
On Monday, talking with the journalists in front of the Supreme Court’s Annex Building, Fazlur Rahman dismissed the allegations as misleading clips circulating online. “I did not say that Jamaat black power caused August 5th. That could be fabricated.
Listen to all my statements,” he said, demanding transparency in media reporting.
When pressed by the media, he insisted: “Show me the proof where I said this. Play the entire statement. Just quoting two lines from a YouTube video won’t suffice. I did not make any such comment. If you can prove it by watching the full video, I will personally apologies.”
The remarks come after Fazlur Rahman was issued a show-cause notice by the BNP late Sunday evening, delivered to his residence by a messenger around 9:00pm. The party has asked him to respond within 24 hours over a series of controversial and allegedly misleading statements he has made regarding the July-August mass uprising.
Fazlur Rahman also revealed that he has received death threats from two YouTubers based in France, whom he alleged are linked to Jamaat-e-Islami. “They want to kill me,” he said, standing firm. “But as a freedom fighter who represented 1,200 freedom fighters in 1971, I will never compromise on the truth of our Liberation War.”
He has also firmly stated that he will not compromise on matters related to the Liberation War. He also denied making any statements accusing “black forces” of activities on August 5.
Meanwhile, a group of protesters took position outside the house of BNP leader Fazlur Rahman in the capital’s Segunbagicha for his arrest over his comment about last year’s July Uprising.
They started the protest in front of Fazlur Rahman’s residence at 11AM.
One of the protesters alleged that Fazlur Rahman has been calling the revolutionaries ‘children of collaborators’ and labeling us as a dark force.
He recounted how students have been gathering near his home at Concord Building, just opposite the Anti-Corruption Commission, chanting slogans against him.
“Every morning, seven to eight boys and girls shout slogans in front of my house. Now they want to incite a mob. But I’m not afraid of death or intimidation.”
Asserting his constitutional rights, he added: “I have the right to live. If anyone feels hurt by my words, let them file a case, let them arrest me through due process. But why threaten to kill me? As a freedom fighter, don’t I have the same right to life?”
Meanwhile, the BNP on Sunday issued a show-cause notice to the party chairperson’s advisory council member Fazlur Rahman over his ‘objectionable and misleading statements’ over the July-August mass uprising.
