Awami League leader Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif yesterday slammed JaSad, NAP and other leftist parties for having paved the way for the murders of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members in 1975.
“JaSad, NAP and other leftist parties had opposed the government of Bangabandhu after the country’s liberation. I think they created the situation for creating anarchy in the country. And they made the mechanism of killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” Hanif told a discussion at Bangladesh Home Economics College in the capital yesterday.
The AL joint general secretary is the second Awami League leader this week to criticise Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSad), one of the key members in the ruling 14-party alliance, for its post-Liberation War role.
On Sunday, Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim also blamed the erstwhile JaSad for paving the path to Bangabandhu’s murder, saying: “Anti-liberation forces would not have dared to attack Bangabandhu and his family, had the then [JaSad] Gonobahini remained beside Bangabandhu.”
Hanif yesterday further went on to support Sheikh Selim’s comments. “He [Selim] mentioned the real history after the Liberation War. There is no scope of creating confusion over the true history.”
Hanif said several leftist leaders maintained a controversial stance between 1972 and 1975, which was not the right decision.
“The conspiracy is still going on, and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman are trying to create another day like August 15, 1975,” Hanif added.
On the other hand, BNP’s acting spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon on Monday made comments similar to Sheikh Selim, blaming JaSad for the unstable situation in Bangladesh between 1972 and 1975 and demanding investigation into their role during that time.
Responding to Sheikh Selim and Ripon’s statements, JaSad released a statement on Monday questioning whether the timing and similar nature of the accusations had any connection between them.
The unity of the 14-party alliance would be threatened by Awami League leader Sheikh Selim’s comments which were similar to the BNP, read the statement signed by JaSad Executive President Moin Uddin Khan Badal and General Secretary Sharif Nurul Ambia.
