Govt becomes nervous: BNP
Staff Reporter :
The main opposition party-BNP- on Wednesday said that the Awami League government has become nervous as it is panicked over losing power because of the people’s boycotting the January 7 ‘lopsided’ polls.
“The panicked government took oath in a hurry within four days of the vote as they become nervous and unstable for losing power because the people has clearly boycotted their lopsided election,” BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the capital.
He said there are 600 MPs are now active as the government has not dissolved the incumbent parliament but the new members have taken oath.
Apart from these, BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council Member Zainul Abdin Farooque on Wednesday also questioned the legitimacy of having 600 members of Parliament in the 300 seats of the House.
Speaking at a human chain programme, Farooque also said the country’s people will oust the Awami League regime through a strong movement.
“There’re 600 MPs in now Bangladesh. The MPs of the (11th) parliament will be in place until January 29. How is that possible?,” he said.
He said how the new MPs took oath when the tenure of the outgoing parliament is not yet expired. “Which law is written in the constitution that can allow them (new MPs) to be sworn in.”
The BNP leader said the Awami League government does not obey the constitution though it talks about the constitution to hold the election under a partisan administration.
“I would like to tell you (govt) do not insult the people of Bangladesh by talking about the constitution. Please, follow the constitution, step down and restore democracy,” he said.
Gonotantra Forum arranged the human chain programme in front of the National Press Club to demand the unconditional release of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee Members Mirza Abbas, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and other jailed leaders and activists of the party.
Meanwhile, A Dhaka Court on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in one case and its Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in two cases filed with Paltan Model Police Station in Dhaka.
Judge of Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka, Tahmina Haque, passed the order after hearing separate bail petitions filed by Mirza Fakhrul and Amir Khasru.
Lawyers Md Asaduzzaman, Mohsin Miah, Iabal Hossain and Zainal Abedin Mesbah appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the BNP leaders.
A series of cases were filed with different police stations in the capital accusing BNP and its affiliating organizations following the clashes during the BNP’s grand rally on October 28 in 2023.
Thousands of BNP leaders and activists were also arrested by the law enforcers in the cases.
A case was filed against BNP leaders with the Paltan Model Police Station on October 29 last year on charge of obstructing police in discharging duties and vandalism. Both Mirza Fakhrul and Amir Khasru secured bail in the case on Wednesday.
Another case was filed with the same police station on October 28 over the death of a police constable in a clash during the party’s grand rally. Amir Khasru gets bail in the case from the court.
On October 29, the Detective Branch of police detained Fakhrul from his Gulshan residence around 9:25 am. That day around 10:00 pm, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rashidul Alam sent him to jail, rejecting his bail prayer.
On November 3, detectives detained Khasru from the capital’s Gulshan. Later in the day, he was placed on a six-day remand in connection with the case filed over the death of the police constable. He was later sent to jail.
