BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is buying 10 Airbus aircraft from France with the aim of getting a commission.
“It’s a very nice thing that the president of France has arrived here…he is our important guest. You (govt) welcomed that guest very well with dance and song,” he said.
Speaking at a program in front of BNP’s Naya Paltan central office, Fakhrul said the people of the country who are struggling to manage food in the dire situation of the country presumed that something good was happening during the France President’s tour.
“What has happened? It’s said that 10 Airbus aircraft will be procured. Their (govt’s) real goal is to get kickbacks on this Airbus. Do you understand kickbacks? It means commission,” he said.
The BNP leader said there is no scope to get a commission by procuring Boeing. “That is why 10 Airbus planes are being purchased.”
Fakhrul, also a former state minister for civil aviation, said the government is going to procure the Airbus aircraft though it cannot ensure food for people of the country, treatment for them and build hospitals and provide health services. “They (govt) also cannot ensure the people’s right to franchise.”
He also questioned the justification for buying 10 Airbus planes for Biman Bangladesh Airlines when the state-run organization had collapsed.
“Biman also can’t provide any service properly. They’re purchasing the Airbus aircraft for creating scopes for stealing (public money). They (govt) have probably cut the commission immediately."
Later, the BNP secretary general inaugurated the three-day leaflet distribution program taken by Dhaka South city unit BNP to create public awareness to control the dengue outbreak.