Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said main opposition party BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami were behind the assault on him during London visit.
The minister made the accusation while talking to journalists at the Shahjalal International Airport on his return from London around 8:40am.
Claiming that BNP and Jamaat instigated the assault, Inu said: “The reason behind the assault was not personal enmity; rather it was political.”
On Monday, unidentified miscreants assaulted the minister at the London studio of private satellite television channel ATN Bangla. He went there to take part in a live talk show.
However, he was unharmed during the incident and was able to attend the live show.
The minister said he had been assaulted right before the talk show so that he could not take part in it.
“The attack was recorded in the ATN Bangla studio’s CC camera. London police is investigating into the matter. Their [the attackers] political identities will be disclosed very soon,” Inu said.
The minister also said the attackers were all speaking Bangla.
