Railways Minister Mujibul Hoque has termed Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir as enemies of the nation and independence.
The minister made the statement while inaugurating a commuter train on Tongi-Kamalapur route at Tongi railway station on Tuesday morning.
"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making developments in the railways sector whereas the Jamaat-Shibir activists are destroying the nation's assets on Khaleda Zia's instigation," Mujibul said.
He said those who set fire to trains and attack on railway stations are the enemies of the country, its independence and the nation.
Speaking at the programme, Bangladesh Railway Director General M Tofazzal Hossain said: "Two more rail tracks will be set up from Tongi to Dhaka. Tongi railway will also be modernised."
