The BNP has alleged that the government has reinstated wholesale arrest of opposition leaders and activists fearing the party’s movement after Eid.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed, joint secretary general of the BNP, made the statement at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters yesterday.
He said: “In the holy month of Ramadan, the government has started repressing opposition leaders and activists using the law enforcement agencies. The forces raided the houses of our leaders and activists at night and arrested many of our leaders illogically.”
The BNP leader also claimed that thousands of party leaders and activists could not stay in their homes just because of police harassment.
Rizvi alleged that cabinet members were making provocative statements to save their jobs.
“A cabinet minister has publicly issued life threat to the BNP chairperson. The government’s ministers are now wishing to eradicate Khaleda Zia from the world,” he said.
Branding the incumbent parliament illegal, the BNP joint secretary general said parliament had turned into a centre of cultural programmes.
