The BNP yesterday said the abduction of a Border Guard Bangladesh member by Myanmar Border Guard Police was a shame for the country.
The party demanded immediate return of the abducted BGB member and enhancement of the force’s capacity.
“Myanmar’s BGP has abducted our BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak. We have seen a picture on Facebook which was also published in a Myanmar newspaper. The picture showed that Razzak’s hands were in shackles. It is a shame for us,” Asaduzzaman Ripon, acting spokesperson of the party, said.
Addressing a press briefing at party’s Nayapaltan headquarters, the BNP leader said: “We will ask the government to bring back abducted Abdur Razzak immediately.”
“We have observed that our border guards are not being trained properly. We urge the government to enhance the force’s expertise and capacity,” he added.
Demanding immediate and unconditional release of the detained BNP leaders and activists, Ripon said: “Even though we do not have any movement right now nor any political programme, our leaders are not being released from jail. It is painful.”
Ripon said: “No more confrontation. We will oppose others, we will criticise but it should not be vengeful. I hope that the government will release the leaders soon considering Ramadan.”
The BNP leader also urged the government to take proper step to stop food adulteration and control the price hike of daily essentials.