Govt masterminding target killings: BNP

Staff Reporter :The BNP on Thursday accused the government of masterminding the recent target killings across the country. “The incidents of target killings cannot take place one after another beyond the knowledge of the government and that killers cannot remain traceless for long without the sanction of the influential quarter,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan office on the day.The BNP leader questioned why the journalists couple Sagar-Runi murder case is not being held though the head of government claims to have all information?. The BNP reacted after the Prime Minister held them responsible for the recent chaos in the country.At a press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused BNP and Jamaat-e-Islam of their involvement in all the assassinations. She stated that, as the head of the government,  she got all the information regarding the murder cases. Mirza Fakhrul has rejected the accusations made by the Prime Minister involving BNP with the recent target killings, terming it ‘untrue, baseless, fabricated and politically motivated’. He said the statement of the prime minister would enlarge divisiveness and encourage extremism.He said, the government failing to find clues in murder cases are blaming the opposition parties. The BNP Secretary General stated that even though the crimes were committed in broad daylight, the accuracy of the crimes and the disappearance of the criminals afterwards indicated the involvement of party in powerThe BNP leader said, blaming the opposition would help the criminals escape punishment.BNP is a liberal and democratic party and fights for democracy in the country. That is why the government is out to destroy BNP. BNP Senior Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, central leader Abdus Salam Azad, Asadul Karim Shaheen, Juba Dal leader Kazi Rafik and Sechchhasebak Dal leader Aminul Islam were present, among others at the press conference.