BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that the "defeated force" influenced The New York Times to publish a report by providing "false" information about Bangladesh.
"The allies of fascism own thousands of crores of illegal money. They are trying to stigmatize Bangladesh by using their illicit money," Rizvi said while talking to the media at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the city.
The BNP leader claimed that extremism has not risen in Bangladesh, rather fascism has been curbed.
He said people are freely practicing their religion and expressing their views.
“They celebrated the Eid (festival) without fear, unlike in the past under Sheikh Hasina's rule.
In the past, no one could celebrate Eid with comfort,” he said.
Rizvi accused the ruling Awami League of spreading misinformation globally.
Sheikh Hasina staged the so-called anti-militancy operations as a political strategy to cling to power, which was even mentioned in the book of a former IGP, he said.
“Awami League is not sitting idle, rather spending black money to tarnish the image of Bangladesh…. Awami League is doing subversive activities,” he said.
Referring to the killings during the 2024 July mass uprising, the BNP leader said there is no sign of remorse in Sheikh Hasina's statements regarding the way Mugdhah Faiyazs were shot dead on her order. “Rather, Awami League leaders who have fled abroad are trying to destabilise the country,” he said.
He said Awami League's...
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