BNP acknowledged Zia's illegal power capture: Quader

Nilphamari Correspondent: Awami League (AL) General Secretary, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said BNP's silence on the court verdict over the 16th constitutional amendment has proved that the party has acknowledged that its founder Ziaur Rahman illegally captured state power.

"The Supreme Court verdict mentioned that Ziaur Rahman had illegally usurped the state power. But, BNP did not make any comment about the (court) judgement. So, it seems the party has admitted the matter of Zia's illegal capture of state power," he said.

The AL general secretary said this while distributing relief goods among flood-affected people in Syedpur upazila stadium area in the district on Friday.

The minister assured that the government would stay beside the flood victim until their rehabilitation.

"I am giving you assurance that distribution of relief goods will continue, medical teams will continue to work and the flood victims will be rehabilitated ... we would always stay beside you," he told the flood victims.

Quader said they came to the flood affected areas for not only photo session rather for staying beside the victims like the past.

He said many BNP leaders visited the affected areas but they gave nothing to the victims.

"BNP leaders did not go to haor and coastal areas. They went to hilly areas but staged a drama and returned from the midway," he added.

The AL general secretary said BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Syedpur and returned after making photo session.

"Even after that I want to express thanks to Mirza Fakhrul as he came to his own area and met the flood-hit people," he added.

risingbd/Nilphamari/August 18, 2017/Yeasin Mohammad Sithun/A K Azad