BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday urged political parties to get united to save the country and its people from the misrule of the current “unelected” government.
“Many top leaders of different political parties are present here. I would like to tell them, let’s sit together and get united to rid the public of the sufferings. We won’t judge who is small and who’s big as we’ll only consider the interests of the country and its people,” she said.
Khaleda came up with the remarks while addressing an iftar party arranged by 20-party’s component Jatiya Party (Zafar) at Bashundhara International Convention Centre in the city.
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) chief and former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, Jatiya Party (Zafar) chairman Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president ASM Abdur Rab, Krishak Sramik Janata League joint general secretary Iqbal Siddique, top leaders of the 20-party alliance were, among, others, present.
Criticising the government for what she said importing rotten and uneatable wheat from Brazil, Khaleda said now no one is taking the wheat to consume. “They wanted to give it to army and police, and they’ve refused to accept it. Now whom will you give the wheat?”
She said the ruling party men are indulging in massive corruption and inflating their pockets by plundering public money. “Those who are now governing the country are not elected with people’s votes. They have no responsibility to do anything for people. They’ve got their money inflated in Swiss Bank while the country’s people are getting poorer.”
