TANGAIL, Nov 7, 2022 (BSS) - Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP continues its movement to bring the Hawa Bhaban of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman back.
“BNP men are saying that they will bring Tarique Rahman back to Dhaka through a revolution,” he told the triennial conference of Tangail Zila AL at Tangail Stadium.
Speaking as the chief guest, Quader said Tarique fled the country on undertakings that he would not do politics anymore and now the BNP men are trying to bring him back home.
To get the lost power of the BNP, a movement is going on under the leadership of Tarique, he said, adding that it fact, BNP continues its movement to bring the Hawa Bhaban back.
He said the BNP is provoking the country’s people to oust the government although it failed to wage a movement for 13 minutes in 13 years.
Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is now out of jail due to the generosity of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The BNP could not even hold a procession for Begum Zia’s release in the last 13 years, but now it is threatening to oust the government, he said.
He said the BNP leaders are daydreaming of bringing out a victory procession with Khaleda Zia on December 10 next.
Addressing BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the AL general secretary said, “You are saying you all will free Khaleda Zia. She is free. Even, you could not arrange a procession involving her. Do not do politics over Khaleda Zia and do not understand much”.
He said the BNP will hear the roar of the sea of people in December, the month of victory.
There will be a game against BNP, which stole votes, created fake voters, and was involved in fraud, looting, corruption and oppressing women, Quader said.
Asking the BNP to give up the hope of restoration of the obsolete caretaker government system, he said elections will be held under a neutral Election Commission (EC) in the future.
The government will not interfere in any way, he said.
The people did not able to stay at home during the BNP era but now people can live in peace, he said.
The AL general secretary said hanging the national flag on a bamboo sticks and taking to the streets will not be allowed.
Blaming that the BNP took people in Barishal and Rangpur rallies by paying them money, he said: “You talk about 10 lakh people! But your chairs were empty at the rallies”.
AL presidium member and agriculture minister Dr Abdur Razzaque inaugurated the conference by releasing balloons.
AL presidium members Dr Abdur Razzaque, Abdur Rahman, Shajahan Khan and advocate Qamrul Islam, its joint secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Dr Dipu Moni, organising secretaries Mirza Azam and SM Kamal Hossain, publication and publicity secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, education and human resources affairs secretary Shamsunnahar Chapa, industries and commerce affairs secretary Siddiqur Rahman, labour and manpower affairs secretary Habibur Rahman Siraj, central committee member Mustafa Jalal Mohiuddin and Tangail District AL general secretary Advocate Joaherul Islam Joaher, among others, spoke at the conference with Tangail District AL president Fazlur Rahman Khan Faruque in the chair.