Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu yesterday said the BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was trying to restore militancy in the country after failing to thwart the January 5 election and constitutional process.
“I want to make it clear that Khaleda Zia is the leader of militancy and she is trying to create an anarchy in the country. We should not forget that she had supported militancy and terrorism in the past,” said the minister talking to reporters before attending a discussion at Mirzanagar Government Primary School in the Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.
He said the leader of the BNP was now raising the demand for fresh parliamentary polls to cover the crimes of the militants, war criminals and her family.
Later, the minister attended a rally at Juniadah Porankhali Primary School ground under Bheramara upazila.
Referring to BNP’s subversive activities before the national election he said: “The pace of development cannot be foiled by torching private and public properties in the name of movement for democracy.”
The minister who is also the President of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal said his party joined the Awami League-led grand alliance to root militancy out of the country.
JSD leader and valiant freedom fighter Dr Abdul Hakim presided over the rally, which was also addressed, by Central Convener of Nari Jote Afroza Haq Reena, District JSD General Secretary Abdul Aleem Swapon and JSD central leaders – Abdullah Emdadul Islam Ata, SM Ansar Ali and Aslam Uddin.
