Staff Reporter:
BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday insisted that the student-led mass uprising has resulted in no significant changes other than a shift in government.
“If all the cases against the Awami League could be withdrawn during the 1/11 (political changeover in 2007), then why are our cases not being lifted now?” he said.
Speaking at a discussion, the BNP leader said the members of the interim government had previously acknowledged that false cases were filed against opposition leaders and activists and current Chief Ad-viser Dr Muhammad Yunus was humiliated with false allegations during the Awami League regime.
“Then why are so many instances of torture and false cases against us not coming to your attention?” he asked, pointing at the government.
Gayeshwar said that their party has been empathetic towards the false cases against Dr Yunus and has been vocal in condemning them.
“But after you took over, our cases remain the same as before and we still have to go to court just like before. That’s why I said, while the government has changed, you and I are still the same…The govern-ment has changed, but you and I are unchanged, just as we were before,” he observed.
The BNP leader stated that the fate of Bangladesh—and of all those who have sacrificed blood, endured repression, and become victims of enforced disappearance, as well as those who have lost children, fa-thers, mothers, and everything else over 16 long years in the struggle to restore people’s rights—has not changed. “Only Sheikh Hasina is not there in power, but everything else continues just as it was before.”
The Jatiyatabadi Prochar Dal organized a discussion meeting titled ‘Role of BNP in Disaster Mitigation’ at the Jatiya Press Club to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
A documentary showcasing BNP’s efforts in addressing natural disasters in Bangladesh was screened at the program.
