Govt fallen into pit set up by Myanmar: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today blamed the government for its diplomatic failure to put an end to the Rohingya crisis saying that it has fallen into the pit set up by Myanmar.
"The government did never come up with any strong comment against Myanmar. Even, there is no statement of the government where it claimed that Myanmar has committed genocide or ethnic cleansing. It means the government has fallen into the trap of Myanmar," Fakhrul said.
Blasting the government for its failure in resolving the Rohingya crisis, Fakhrul said India, China, Japan and Russia are in favour of Myanmar while there is no single country to favour Bangladesh.
"The government claims it has good relation with India and China. Then what your (govt) friends have been doing for the last two years in resolving the Rohingya crisis?" Fakhrul said while addressing a programme at the national press club in Dhaka this afternoon.
He also criticised Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader as he blamed BNP for the Rohingya crisis and said, "Hearing recent comments of Quader, it seems to me that he has gone imbalanced."
Awami League is failing to deal with the issue, but BNP dealt the crisis with strong hands in 1978 with the efforts of the then president Ziaur Rahman, the BNP leader said.
Citing the country's prevailing situation, Fakhrul termed the government as "fascist" and the ruling quarter is hanging on to power forcibly taking an "anti-people" stance.
Fakhrul also called upon his party men to come up with moral strengthen and courage to restore democracy in the country and ensure the release of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
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