Voicing deep concern over the acts of vandalism and arson across the country, the BNP has called upon the interim government to establish control over the situation by strictly enforcing law and order, reports UNB.
In a statement early Friday, the party also expressed its concern that if the government fails to demonstrate its ability to control the current situation, the stability of the state and government will be at risk.
The statement, signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, said, "We urge the interim government to establish control over the situation. Otherwise, an anarchic situation will spread in the country. So, it is now the demand of time to enforce law and order strictly and make the role of the state and government visible."
He said his party is observing with deep concern that the provocative behaviour of the defeated, fallen and fugitive autocrat and its associates has led to indecent and objectionable comments about the bloodstained student uprising of July-August, generating intense anger and resentment among the people of the country.
"As a result, visible public enthusiasm was seen in various parts of the country, including Dhaka, where memories, statues, monuments, and nameplates of the fallen autocrat were torn down on Wednesday," the BNP leader said.
He said there is a public perception that the current interim government has failed to take effective and visible steps in the past six months to bring the runaway autocrat and its associates to justice.
"So, people are being encouraged to engage in illegal activities like taking the law into their own hands. When a government is in place, such actions can damage its reputation both at home and abroad," Rizvi warned.
Following the student-led July uprising, he said the expectation of people was that the rule of law would be restored, which should have been the top priority for the current government.
The BNP leader said the government has failed to demonstrate its capability in taking appropriate action when people from various walks of life are creating public suffering through 'mob culture' on the streets in the name of various demands.
