Hanif hits out at Tarique for remark on Bangabandhu

Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif dubbed Thursday BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman both 'insane' and 'illiterate' for terming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a 'failed politician', reports UNB.

"He created Hawa Bhaban.....he created the empire of corruption. Now he often talks peculiarly and like an insane person. He became more inspired as his remarks are published in the media," he said.

The AL leader said this while talking to the journalists at his office at Karwan Bazar in the city Thursday.

In a programme in London Wednesday, Tarique Rahman said his father Ziaur Rahman, was the most successful politician in Bangladesh's history while Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a failure as a politician.

Hanif came down hard on BNP chief Khaleda Zia for her allegation that she is not allowed to hold rallies, pointing to how she held rally at Munshiganj.