BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday accused the Awami League government of carrying out a "totalitarian aggression” to hang onto power.
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“The aggression of this government is now everywhere. It is distorting our history, and completely destroying the economy and making it dependent on others,” he told a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in Dhaka.
The BNP leader said that Awami League had turned the country into a fascist state by taking the politics completely into a one-party system, deviating from the basic democratic spirit.
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“This regime is doing it in a 'planned' way not just to stay in power but to establish it philosophically,” he observed.
Also a former junior minister, Fakhrul alleged that the government had destroyed all state institutions, including the police administration.
He added that the police filed cases against BNP leaders and activists in connection with clashes in New Market area on April 19, and arrested and remanded a BNP leader though the media are unveiling that Chhatra League “cadres” were mainly responsible for the violence.
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Fakhrul also opposed the government’s move to set up a police station occupying a playground in the city’s Kalabagan area.
“There are now many such incidents. There is now no security of the people in Bangladesh while the incidents of harassment of people are taking place.”
The discussion was held on the occasion of the death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq.
Fakhrul alleged that the Awami League had really taken a stand against the people, against politics and against the independence of Bangladesh.
“That is why Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haque is more relevant to us now,” he added.
