BNP feels ashamed as Padma Bridge constructed: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP is so much ashamed as the Padma Bridge has been constructed despite all ill efforts of the party, reports BSS.

"BNP doesn't want the Padma Bridge. But all people of the country are delighted and they are waiting for the inauguration of the bridge. And the people will crowd along the six kilometres of the approach road of both sides of the bridge if they are allowed to go there," he said.

The minister stated this while replying to a query at the meeting room of his ministry at Secretariat.

But, Hasan said BNP wants to create anarchy to suppress people's enthusiasm over the Padma Bridge. They terrorised at Dhaka University, in front of the Supreme Court and other places of the country in the name of movement to divert the people's attention, he added.

He said BNP is trying to create an unstable situation, vandalise vehicles, and launch arson attack. Such anarchy will be resisted taking the help of the commoners, he added.

The minister said Tareque Rahman and even Begum Khaleda Zia will be responsible if any type of anarchy like arson attack, terrorism or vandalism takes place under the leadership of BNP. So, a question has been raised whether BNP chief Begum Zia will be sent back to prison, he added.

Many demanded to send back Begum Zia to jail, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.

Replying to another query, the minister said the leaders of Chhatra Dal are of the age of fathers of students. The Chhatra Dal instigated the recent incident and it is normal that the regular students will protest them if they want to enter the Dhaka University campus along with outsiders, he added.

"Are the president and general secretary of Chhatra Dal students? Their age is about 40 and they are father of students," he said.

Replying to another query over a comment of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the minister said it is normal that they would talk like this as the country became champion in corruption for five consecutive times. It is really a tough work to construct a bridge on the river Padma and many conspiracies were hatched and costs have been increased due to waste of time for own financing, he added.

Hasan said the bridge has been constructed at affordable costs due to pragmatic steps of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.