CHATTOGRAM, Feb 11, 2023 (BSS) - Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP cannot wage any movement, but the party only can create anarchies.
 
“We know the strength of BNP. Their job is holding street march in daytime and going to embassies at night. Their job is to visit different embassies at night to appease meet diplomats. But no diplomat has been able to put anyone in power and they would not do it in future too in the country,” he said.
 
The minister said this while addressing a peace rally organised by Awami League Fatehpur union unit of Hathazari upazila of the district protesting terrorism and violence of BNP-Jamaat at Fatehpur High School ground.
  
Hasan said the leaders of BNP have been telling of waging movements for the last 14 years. Now BNP has declared holding road march across the country with the aim of unleashing arson terrorism and chaos like in 2013, 2014 and 2015, he added.
 
“But we cannot allow anyone to create violence in the name of politics. People are the owners of power of the country and we believe in the power of the masses. Awami League always formed the government with the verdict of the people. We will also form the government with the verdict of common people through landslide victory,” said the ruling party leader.
  
He said BNP has realised that they have no possibility in the next elections too. So, they are scared of polls, he added.
  
Now, the minister said, BNP is forming alliances and sometimes they are saying that they formed alliance with 32 parties, sometimes with 12 parties and sometimes with 54 parties. In fact, it is difficult to say how many parties are in the alliance, he added.
  
Hasan said Begum Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman are not eligible for voting. Bu BNP doesn’t want to make Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir their leader and they don’t want to handover the flag of BNP to Mirza Fakhrul or anyone else, he added. 
 
 He said BNP is scared of polls and for this they are hatching conspiracy to foil the elections like before. 
  
The minister urged BNP leaders to take part in the polls to test their popularity.
  
AL Chattogram North district unit president MS Salam addressed the rally as the key speaker while its general secretary Sheikh Ataur Rahman addressed it as special guest. President of the unit Advocate Mohammad Shamim presided over the rally.
  
AL leader Younus Gani Chowdhury, Jubo League Chattogram North district unit president SM Rashedul Islam, Chhatra League North district unit president Tanvir Hossain Chowdhury Tapu, general secretary Rezaul Karim and Mohila Awami League North district unit general secretary Bashonti Prova Palit, among others, addressed the rally.
  
Later, the information and broadcasting minister virtually unwrapped three research books written by former IGP Dr Benzir Ahmed, former member of National Board of Revenue Dr Syed Md Aminul Karim and banker Dr Md Ariful Islam.
  
The minister unwrapped the books virtually from Chattogram marking the Ekushey Book Fair while the function was held at Jashim Uddin Bhaban auditorium of Bangla Academy in Dhaka.
  
Dhaka University former Vice Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Sangabad Sangstha (BSS) Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique addressed the function as the guest of honour while Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam addressed it as special guest.
  
Publisher of the three books Hakkani Publishers managing director Golam Mostafa presided over the function.