A two-day photo exhibition on what is described as the ‘arson terrorism’ carried out in the country from 2013-15, centering the 10th  parliamentary elections till 2015 was launched at TSC of University of Dhaka (DU) on Saturday. Tanvir Hasan Saikat, former member of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and current deputy social service secretary of Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) central unit, organised the exhibition to make people aware of the atrocity of arson terrorism. A total of 38 pictures published in several media and some unpublished on the arson terrorism were displayed on the exhibition, he said adding that number of pictures might be increased at the exhibition to be continued till Sunday evening.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that Awami League, not BNP, is the mastermind of the ‘arson terrorism'. “Getting afraid of the continuation of the ongoing movement and its increasing pace, they (AL leaders) are bringing up the old issues. Unfortunately, the truth is that Awami League itself, the government itself, is the mastermind behind the arson terrorism,” he said. The BNP leader made the remarks while talking to reporters after talks with three political parties at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office. Read more: Swedish, Norwegian envoys talk politics and polls with BNP leader Fakhrul Fakhrul claimed that people belonging to Awami League were involved in all the incidents of arson attacks that happened centring the 10th parliamentary election. Claiming that BNP is not involved in any terrorism, Fakhrul said, “We’re a liberal democratic party. We believe in (change in power) through elections. We have never come to power by resorting to terrorism or arson attacks in the past, and we don't want to do it now as well.” He said their party leaders and activists have been subjected to repressions and suppressions over the party’s recent rallies, but there was no provocation from BNP’s side. “They (the ruling party) are trying to trigger violence through the provocations.” He said Awami League leaders are talking about arson attacks to divert the ongoing movement and peaceful rallies to a different direction and to foil it. “But it won’t work as people are watching who is doing what.” Fakhrul said all the tricks of the Awami League to cling to power will go in vain because the only demand of the people is now the resignation of the government. Read more: Get ready for more sacrifices to oust AL govt, restore democracy, Fakhrul tells BNP members About the ruling party leaders’ comment that no more concessions would be given to BNP on the streets, Fakhrul said, “Concessions are not given to anyone (in politics), it has to be earned.” Replying to a question, the BNP leader said the body language of a fascist regime never changes till the last moment. “But it’ll collapse like a house of cards hit by the movement. HM Ershad’s body language also remained unchanged until December 5, 1990, but collapsed the following day.” As part of their party’s second phase of talks to forge national unity for a united movement, Fakhrul sat with the delegations of the Minority Janata Party, Bangladesh NAP, and Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal. Nazrul Islam Khan, a standing committee member of BNP and 20-party coordinator, was also present during the meetings with the three parties. BNP began its second phase of dialogue on October 2 to finalise the demands of the planned simultaneous movement. Earlier, BNP had discussions with 23 parties during its first phase of talks that began on May 24 to work out the outline for launching a united movement to 'restore' democracy and people’s voting rights

Claiming that the ruling party has ‘involvement’ in Thursday’s vehicle torching incidents in the capital, BNP on Sunday said it does not believe in the politics of ‘arson terrorism’.

Mentioning that the government always welcomes any peaceful democratic movement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said it will not tolerate any destructive activity aimed at realising illogical demands.