BOGURA, Sept 16, 2024 (BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed today said Awami League (AL) leaders and workers still have illegal firearms in their hands.

“Media reports revealed that the law enforcement agencies couldn’t yet recover the 1,888 arms, licenses of those have already been cancelled. These arms are still being used against the people,” he told while speaking at a donation handover ceremony at Chak Akash Tara village under Sabgram union in the district’s Sadar upazila.

Under the arrangement of “Amra BNP Paribar”, on behalf of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, donations were handed over to families of martyrs Kamar Uddin Khan, Shakil Hossain and Zillur Rahman who were killed during the students-people movement in Bogura.

BNP Treasurer and “Amra BNP Paribar” Adviser M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Engineer Ashraf Uddin Bokul and organization’s convener journalist Atiqur Rahman Rumon also spoke, among others.

BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu, Bogura District BNP President Rezaul Karim Badsha, JASAS leader Jahedul Alam Hitu, Swechchhasebak Dal leader Arifur Rahman Tushar were present, among others.

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said fascist and terrorist AL leaders and activists launched attacks on Swechchhasebak Dal leaders and activists in Gopalganj using arms. 

“We are getting reports of using such arms in other districts as well,” he said 

He questioned the interim government why these arms have not yet been recovered.

Not only that, many modern weapons of SSF were also lost from Ganabhaban and if those arms are not recovered, people cannot sleep without tension, said the BNP Senior Joint Secretary General.
 
Noting that AL men have lakhs of crores of black money in their hands, he said different responsible media reported that the autocrat Sheikh Hasina government took loans of Taka 18.35 lakh crore and of the amount, Taka 17.60 lakh crore was laundered.

“Then where is the development? Rest of the money is in hands of AL, Jubo League and Chhatra League leaders and their businessmen. This money is being used in terrorist activities  which we saw in Gopalganj,” he said.       

Rizvi said, “Few days ago, I heard that Sheikh Hasina is staying near the border. She is preparing to return home. Being informed, her terrorist gang has again resorted to the path of bloodbath which we saw in Gopalganj.” 
 
If Sheikh Hasina returns home, more mass-killing will take place in the country, the BNP leader said.