DHAKA, Aug 23, 2023 (BSS)- Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP leaders suffer from heartburning when law enforcers arrest militants or take any action against them.

“I would like to ask that why they suffer from heartburning when action is taken against militants,” he said while replying to a query at the seminar room of Press Information Department (PID) at secretariat here.

Earlier, the minister uncovered two books named ‘Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Theke Jatir Pita’ a collection of photographs of Mohammad Nasimul Kamal and ‘Rokthatho Magura: Prekkhit Muktijuddha’ written by Freedom Fighter Shamsun Nahar.

Principal information officer Md Shahenur Mia, senior deputy information Khaldea Begum and publisher Abu Hashem were also present.

Criticising a comment of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the information minister said the BNP secretary general as same as his party’s chairman Begum Khaleda Zia doesn’t find any militant in the country. Mirza Fakhrul speaks in the same language of Khaleda Zia. Their comments have proved that BNP is the main patron of militants, said Dr Hasan.

He said the present AL government would have been more successful in eliminating the militants if BNP would not patronize the militants and forge unity with them. The Canadian court branded BNP as a terrorist political party for five consecutive times while the Homeland Security of the US identified BNP as tier-four terrorist organization, he pointed out.

Replying to another query over BNP’s movements, the information minister said all movements including walk-in and sit-in programme are just to keep their workers active.

Replying to another query over a declaration of boycotting talk-show programmes of two private televisions by BNP, the minister said by taking the decision they are losing the opportunity of expressing their views to people.

About the BRICS summit, Dr Hasan said it is an alliance of economically rising countries. If Bangladesh joins this alliance, the country’s economy will be strengthened, he added.