Govt won't return to power keeping Khaleda behind bars: Fakhrul

BNP today said that the government won’t be able to return to power by keeping its chairperson Khaleda Zia behind bars.

"If you think that you would return to power by jailing our leader Khaleda Zia, you're wrong. People won't let it happen," BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.

He said while speaking at a discussion at Mohanagar Natya Mancha auditorium in Dhaka marking the 'Victory Day'.

Fakhrul in his speech said: "We would like to tell the government that your days are numbered. You won't be able to make any gain by resorting to conspiracy."

He also accused the ruling AL leaders of “looting public money” in the name of mega projects.

"Stealing is the main policy of Awami League. They've looted banks. Around 30 thousand crores of taka has been spent on Padma Bridge, but now engineers are saying they can't reach to the riverbed. They've looted money from all the mega projects, including Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover one," he said.

Referring to some media reports on Khaleda Zia's assets abroad, the BNP leader said the government is carrying out propaganda by circulating false news by fake web portals. "We've asked them (govt) to prove it. We've sent legal notice as they failed to do so."

Another BNP leader Khandaker Mosharrof Hossain said the government is conspiring to make Khaleda disqualified for the election by convicting her by quickly disposing of the 'false' cases filed against her.