Awami League Presidium Member Muhammad Faruk Khan has called upon the expatriate leaders and activists of the party to launch a cyber battle against BNP-Jamaat's “anti-Bangladesh propaganda” in a coordinated way.
He was speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting at a hotel in Virginia on Friday night.
Maryland State, Metro Washington and Virginia State units of Awami League jointly organized the meeting on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Faruk, also the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the BNP-Jamaat nexus is carrying out propaganda, spreading rumours and telling lies against Bangladesh by using digital platforms.
He added that most of the anti-Bangladesh campaigns are being conducted from abroad, not from inside of the country.
Faruk Khan, MP, is leading a parliamentary delegation to the United States along with Nurul Islam Nahid, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, and Nahim Razzaq, according to Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC.
AL Presidium Member and Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nurul Islam Nahid was the main speaker at the discussion chaired by president of US chapter Awami League, Dr Siddikur Rahman.
Faruk referred to the contributions of expatriate Bangladeshis to the country's development. “They are brightening the country's image through honesty, hard work, and patriotism.”
He also said that the Awami League has made a demand to the Election Commission for voting rights of expatriate Bangladeshis.
Pointing to their talks with the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and a number of lawmakers including Senators and Congressmen, Faruk mentioned that they discussed various issues including recent sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and its some current and former officials, deportation of Bangabandhu's killer Rashed Chowdhury, Rohingya crisis and resumption of Biman's Dhaka-New York direct flight.
Faruk elaborated on Bangladesh's development under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Nurul Islam Nahid termed May 17 as a historic day for Bangladesh and said the homecoming of AL President Sheikh Hasina played an important role in restoring democracy and upholding the spirit of the War of Liberation alongside strengthening the party.
Senior AL leaders from different states of the USA also spoke at the meeting.