Govt lying about rail corridor, MoUs with India: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government is deceiving the people of the country by spreading lies about granting India a rail corridor and the 10 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed in New Delhi recently, reports UNB.

The BNP leader came up with the remarks while speaking to reporters at the grave of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman at Chandrima Udyan in the city on Monday.

He also accused the government of conspiring to make Bangladesh reliant on India through different anti-state agreements.

"They (the government) have never told the truth to the people of Bangladesh. They have always tried to make people fools by resorting to lies. The meaning of the signed MoUs is that they will make Bangladesh dependent on India within a very short time," Fakhrul said.

He said the most dangerous thing is that the rail corridor the government is granting India will not serve any purpose of Bangladesh.

Fakhrul said Bangladesh also still did not get a fair share of water from the Teesta and other common rivers.