AL’s countrywide demo against BNP’s arson terrorism tomorrow

The ruling Awami League (AL) will stage

demonstration across the country from 10am to 5pm protesting BNP’s arson
terrorism while the party’s all affiliated bodies will also join the
programme.

AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the programme following an
emergency joint meeting at the party’s Bangabandhu Avenue central office this
afternoon.

He said demonstration will be staged at every thana in the capital city.

AL leaders, Dhaka city lawmakers, presidents and general secretaries of Dhaka
city north and south units of the party and its associate bodies joined the
meeting.

Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, said BNP again started its
fire terrorism as the recurrence of the incidents, taken place in 2013, 2014
and 2015, has begun.

Under the circumstances, AL leaders and activists cannot remain silent, he
said.

“BNP is claiming that they are being obstructed to observe their programme.
They are blockading all entry points to the capital. Is it (the country)
Tarique Rahman’s own property?” he said.

“What we had feared has happened now. BNP’s one-point movement is for
carrying out arson terrorism. The party wanted to do so on Friday too. But
due to Awami League’s strong stance, they could not unleash sabotage and
disorder,” he said.

Quader said BNP men have set four buses on fire in Matuail in the capital,
attacked on motorbikes and private cars and carried out attacks on police van
as well. BNP workers also launched attacks on buses in the city’s Sadarghat
area, he said.

He said BNP carried out attacks and set fire on a total of seven buses in the
capital. Police sub-inspector (SI) Nahid was beaten indiscriminately in
Dholaikhal intersection and Narayanganj district’s Siddhirganj thana Officer-
in-Charge (OC) Golam Mostafa came under attack.

BNP men carried out attack on Dhaka City North AL worker Muhibur Rahman Nayan
and chopped his wrist, he mentioned.

Noting that BNP doesn’t abide by law, the AL general secretary said fugitive
convict Tarique Rahman violated the court’s order.

The High Court banned broadcast, publication and dissemination of speeches
and statements of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is convict in
several cases, he said.

“Tarique is making contempt of court. He is insulting Supreme Court and High
Court with very abusive languages. Yesterday, even he said there will be no
problem of money for murders. What is he doing in London? From where he gets
such huge amount of money,” he questioned.

The minister said London is facing economic crisis but Tarique Rahman has
available money.

“Tarique’s father Ziaur Rahman had said money is no problem in politics.
Likewise his father he also says there will no problem in supplying money in
movement. Is he out of the purview of law?” he said.

Obaidul Quader chaired the emergency meeting while AL Presidium Members Begum
Matia Chowdhury, Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Faruk Khan, Mofazzal Hossain
Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, Qamrul Islam and Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin,
Joint General Secretaries–Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan
Mahmud and Mahbubul Alam Hanif, Organising Secretaries SM Kamal Hossain and
Mirza Azam, Liberation War Affairs Secretary Mrinal Kanti Das, Office
Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, International Affairs Secretary Dr Shammi
Ahmed, Education and Manpower Secretary Shamsun Nahar Chapa, Deputy Publicity
and Publications Secretary Abdul Awal Shamim, Deputy Office Secretary Sayem
Khan, Executive Members Anwar Hossain, Sahabuddin Farazi, Marufa Akter Poppy,
Tarana Halim and Professor Mohammad A Arafat, Dhaka City South Al President
Abu Ahmed Mannafi and Jubo League President Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash joined
the meeting, among others. (BSS)