Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Hasan Mahmud yesterday said action would be taken against the BNP-Jamaat associates for plotting against the government in the name of civil society.
He said the conversation between Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna and BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka and also with an anonymous person proved that they they all were involved with a conspiracy to grab power through backdoor.
Hasan Mahmud made the statement while addressing as chief guest at a procession and human chain protesting the BNP-Jamaat’s blockade-hartal in front of the National Press Club. Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote organised the human chain.
Food Minister Qamrul Islam, former state minister for home Shamsul Haque Tuku and several other ruling party leaders also addressed the gathering.
“The government’s first duty is to uproot all BNP-Jamaat militants from the land as democracy and militancy cannot be on the same track,” Quamrul said.