āPeople like (Laxmipur MP) Papul and Mohammad Shahed are coming out of Awami Leagueās vanity bags and suitcases. Bangladesh Bankās Tk 800 crore is also coming out of their cupboards,ā said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
He said, āIn the 12 years of your rule, over 50 casinos have been built in Dhaka city. Their owners are all very close to you (PM). So, you planted that venom tree which is producing fruits like Samrat, Shamim, Shahed, Papiya and other corrupt elements.ā
The BNP leader made the remarks while speaking at a milad mahfil-cum discussion arranged by Jatiyatabadi Matsyajibi Dal at the partyās Naypaltan central office seeking the eternal peace of the departed souls of the leaders of BNP and its associate bodies died recently.
On Friday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the last BNP government planted the venom tree of corruption and Bangladesh is now bearing the brunt of it.
Protesting the Prime Ministerās comment, Rizvi said the ruling party is blaming BNP to hide their āmisdeedsā and mislead people.
Referring to the recent arrest of Faridpur Chhatra League president Nishan Mahmud Shamim in connection with a money-laundering case, he said the ruling partyās student body leader siphoned off Tk 2,000 crore. āIs it the result of BNP's corruption?ā
The BNP leader said Awami League also planted the toxic trees of āterrorismā and enforced disappearance, killing and is making disappeared several thousand of their party leaders and activists.
Rizvi also criticised the ruling party leaders for what he said singing a 'chorus of lies' about the August-21 grenade attack involving BNP and its leaders.
He said the Awami League leaders are making unguarded remarks against their political opponents out of the vanity of power. āYou wonāt be able to mislead people with such remarks as they can understand the fact.ā
The BNP leader claimed that August-21 grenade attack was an outcome of the Awami Leagueās plot to dent BNPās image and create a ground for returning to power.
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