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Fakhrul has no freedom in BNP’s politics: AL

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 25 March 2023

Staff Reporter :
Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has no freedom of expression in BNP’s internal politics.
“Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has no freedom of expression in his party’s internal politics. We understand his pain in this regards. Without any question, Fakhrul and others (BNP leaders) are compelled to accept the messages coming from London,” Obaidul Quader, also Awami League (AL) General Secretary, said in a statement.
He said the BNP has been running as per the prescription of a convicted fugitive leader.
“Besides, the undemocratic and unconstitutional committees of BNP are formed and dissolved, and BNP trades over its committees and nominations,” the AL General Secretary said.
“Mirza Fakhrul makes the people’s freedom of expression captive in the same frame and that is why he is involved in delivering poisonous statements against the government,” Obaidul Quader said.  
He said Fakhrul talked about the freedom of speech and expression, and such statement is nothing but the devil listening to the scriptures.
The AL leader said BNP never believes in the people’s freedom of speech and expression as BNP was born by capturing the state power keeping commoners at gun point.
The Awami League continues struggle and movement to establish the people’s freedom of speech and expression and their freedoms have been sustained under the skilled leadership of successful statesman Sheikh Hasina, Quader said.
At the same time, he said, the door of the freedom of expression was opened through different social media platforms because of Digital Bangladesh.
Quader said through the misuse of the freedom of expression, Fakhrul and other BNP leaders are making constant falsehood shamelessly against the government.
Observing that there was no freedom of expression and minimum rights of the people during the BNP era, he said innocent people demanding electricity and farmers seeking fertilizers were shot to death during the reign of BNP.