Accusing the government of hatching a conspiracy, the BNP-Jamaat-led alliance yesterday said that nobody would be able to break their integrity.
“The government hatched a conspiracy to create division in the alliance during the farcical national election. The 20-party alliance’s unity is still strong,” said Nazrul Islam Khan, a standing committee member of BNP, in a press briefing at party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office.
On Wednesday night, Khaleda held the first meeting of the alliance in nine months at the Gulshan office.
Nazrul said: “The government is trying to get the world’s sympathy by projecting Bangladesh as a militant state. That is why, incidents of killing, abduction, child killing, women repression and blogger killing are on rise.”
The senior leader also said that only a government that is accountable to people can solve the prevailing crisis.
Saying that people sacrificed their lives for restoring democracy in the country, he pledged that his camp will evaluate those people properly in future.
Terming the prevailing situation in the country as dreadful, Nazrul said: “It does not seem that we are living a civilised society. [It seems like] there is no government in the country. Blogger killing is going on. People are not safe today.”
Asked about their plans for any movements in the near future, he said: “We want to do peaceful democratic movements. But every time we tried to do that, we had to face the wrath of security forces or armed ruling party cadres. If we wish to continue with movements, then we have to engage in conflicts. But we do not believe in politics of killing and violence.”
Asked when Khaleda Zia will fly to London, Nazrul said: “It is Khaleda Zia’s personal matter because she will be going there on treatment purposes. I cannot say when she will go.”
