Grenade attack: Tarique not involved: BNP

Staff Reporter :
BNP’s acting-chairman Tarique Rahman has been wrongly implicated in 21 August Grenade attack as he had no involvement with this event.

Apart from it, the government is planning to do something terrible in the country ahead of national polls, so that the opposition party can be completely wiped out in the elections.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with this comment while addressing a press conference held at the city’s BNP central office at Nayapaltan on Monday.

He claimed that the 21 August Grenade attack was nothing but staged by the current ruling Awami League.

The BNP Secretary General called for a more thorough and accurate investigation into the incident and criticised the government’s tactics and alleged “ulterior motives”.

According to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, “The events of 21 August were not spontaneous but rather a premeditated act orchestrated by the Awami League.

The location of their intended meeting was shifted due to their political vendetta against us, and as a result, BNP leaders, including Tarique Rahman, have been wrongly implicated.”

He pointed out that Tarique Rahman’s name had not been mentioned anywhere in the official investigation of the 21 August incident.

He further revealed that even the investigation officer, Abul Kahar Akand, who later sought nomination from the Awami League, did not mention Tarique Rahman’s name in his report.

While casting doubts on the impartiality of the probe, he alleged that Mufti Hannan was forced to make statements during his 45-day detention.

“Mufti Hannan was executed in another case so that he could not go to court and say anything,” Fakhrul said, insisting that key BNP leaders including Tarique Rahman, Abdus Salam Pintu, and Lutfuzzaman Babar, were not involved in the attack.

The government is planning to do something terrible in the country, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged and said, “I want to tell you about another fear and it needs to be said.

The nation should now to know that this government is planning to do something terrible in the country, so that the opposition party can be completely wiped out in the elections.

They want another election, as they have done and assumed power in the past (in 2014 and 2018).”

Referring the issue of showing the arrest of Chhatra Dal leaders with weapons, the BNP leader said, the weapons that were shown to them and arrested, these are the weapons left by them (law and order forces).

“That is, their intention is to seize these weapons and then create chaos and put the blame on BNP,” he added.

In response to a question regarding the Anandabazar report, BNP Secretary General dismissed allegations of political bankruptcy and reaffirmed BNP’s commitment to conducting politics in tandem with the interests of the people.

He challenged reports that aimed to divert attention from pressing political matters and stated that international sources had not validated these claims.

Addressing recent incidents, the BNP leader accused Awami League of creating a hostile environment for the opposition and claimed that such actions were designed to discredit and disrupt the upcoming elections.

He criticised the government’s alleged involvement in attacks on BNP members and offices, including the shooting of former mayor GK Gaus’ house in Habiganj.

Fakhrul also commented on ongoing development projects in the country, insinuating corruption among government officials.

He stated, “The mega projects are being launched, but for whose benefit? The aim appears to be self-enrichment at the expense of taxpayers’ money.”