Dhaka,
Jun 13 (UNB)- BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council member Zainul Abdedin Farooque
on Wednesday alleged that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir
Ahmed, who reportedly amassed huge assets illegally, left the country with the
help of the government.
"How did Benazir,
the king of thieves and corruption, cross Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal
International Airport without the government's help?" he said.
Speaking at a human
chain programme, the BNP leader said had the current government been democratic
and elected by the people of Bangladesh, it would not have helped Benazir to
pass the immigration of the airport.
"That's why people
have started saying this government is the king of thieves and this government
is the king of corruption. This is not the people's government," he
observed.
Ganatantra Forum
organised the human chain programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club,
demanding the arrest and trial of the ruling party leaders and corrupt
officials, including Aziz Ahmed and Benazir Ahmed.
Farooque slammed the
government for its repression on the leaders and activists of BNP and its
associate bodies.
He said their party's
many leaders and workers are being forced to pull rickshaws to survive while
many others have to appear in court from Sunday to Thursday as they are facing
many political cases.
"Our senior leaders
were arrested and our leader Begum Khaleda Zia was jailed in false cases and
our beloved leader Tarique Rahman was sentenced in false cases. So, this regime
has no right to remain in power in this country," the BNP leader said.
He said Awami League has
usurped power as it has no public support. "There is no ground under their
feet as they have become isolated from the people."
Farooque, also a former
opposition chief whip in parliament, warned the government that no trick will
work and it will eventually be ousted by the country's people.
He said there are many
corrupt elements like former IGP Benazir and former army chief Aziz Ahmed, but
the government is not taking any action against them.
"People want to
know why the government is not taking action against other corrupt persons like
Aziz-Benazir," the BNP leader said.
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