Staff Reporter:
Referring to the brutal killing of a scrap trader in the old part of the capital, Dhaka, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has blamed the interim government for providing shelter to the anarchists in the country.
“A non-issue is being deliberately turned into an issue. Why aren’t those instigating the mob being arrested? Why is the government meeting its failure?” Tarique Rahman raised the questions on Saturday, accusing the government of sheltering the anarchists.
He said his party has been calling upon the interim government not to compromise with anyone who indulges in wrong doings and misdeeds.
The government’s key responsibility is to ensure the safety and security of the people’s lives and properties, but why is the government failing to act, why is it giving them shelter and protection, he said while addressing a programme held in Gulshan area of Dhaka.
He also came down hard on the government for its failure to arrest the main culprit of the Shohagh killing incident and asked his party’s rank and file to find out whether the government has any silent support for the incident.
“Why hasn’t the main killer been arrested yet? The offenders can’t belong to any party,” he said, expressing his grave concern over the country’s prevailing situation.
Claiming that the country is not anyone’s sole property, he directed the BNP stalwarts to keep close watch on who does what, what they did in the past and doing at present.
“I am telling you very clearly that the conspiracy is not over yet and it is now being hatched strongly. If I were in state power, I would have directed the law enforcement agencies to deal with the situation with a strong hand,” said the BNP leader.
Tarique made the call at a time when local media have already been flooded with reports of corruption and extortion allegedly involving leaders and activists of the BNP and its different front and associate bodies.
Meanwhile, top leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) have already raised their voices against such misdeeds and criminal activities of the BNP men across the country.
Pointing finger at his political opponents, Tarique said, “I told you nine months ago that there is an unsung enemy. You must notice that they are becoming visible gradually. Conspiracy is not over yet.”
He also spoke about the recent killing of a Jubo Dal leader in Khulna and criticised his political rivals for their silence in this connection.
“Now we will have to gather intelligence of those who are taking positions against the country’s independence and sovereignty and who are hatching conspiracies,” he instructed his party men.
Tarique, now staying in London, was virtually exchanging his views with the families of 142 martyrs of the July mass uprising.
