BNP has gone crazy: Hasan

GAIBANDHA, Sept 24 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP has now become crazy not getting any response after lodging complaints.

"BNP leaders were happy and they started jumping when an organisation of the USA issued sanction on some members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the police chief. But, now they have gone crazy as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is holding meetings with the US President Joe Biden and other world leaders," he said, joining the Awami League district unit conference at Gaibandha Stadium here.

Earlier, the minister said, the BNP leaders lodged complaints at various places in the day while they visited different embassies at night. But, currently, the party has become crazy, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.

He said BNP is now holding rallies in different areas of the country and fought each other in the name of movement. Even, the party carried out attacks on police and innocent people in Munshiganj, he added.

About the proclamation of independence, the minister said that the proclamation of independence was made by Bangabandhu in the first hour of March 26 in 1971. The then general secretary of Chattogram Awami League MA Hannan made the announcement on Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra from Kalurghat on March 26, 1971, he said, adding Ziaur Rahman followed him the next day (March 27) as Awami League leaders decided to involve an army officer with the declaration.

He said the late office bearer of Chattogram Awami League, Nurul Haque, had pronounced the proclamation of the independence through mike on March 26 in Chittagong city after the declaration was given by Bangabandhu. BNP tries to make office bearer as the headmaster of a school, he added.

He said Bangladesh is now marching ahead under the dynamic leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. There is no alternative to Awami League to continue the pace of development and democracy as well, said Hasan.