Rizvi accuses govt of 'hide and seek' over arrest of Hasina's ministers

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday accused the interim government of playing "hide and seek" over the arrest of cabinet members from Sheikh Hasina's government, who have committed crimes, reports UNB.

"Why are you playing such hide and seek over the arrest and detention of the ministers of Sheikh Hasina's regime, who committed crimes and injustices?" he said.

The BNP leader said they first heard the former foreign minister was arrested and later heard he was roaming at Jackson Heights in the USA.

He was addressing a programme arranged in front of Bahadur Shah Park in the old city by Dhaka south city unit BNP to distribute leaflets for raising public awareness to prevent dengue.

Rizvi also said they first heard former state minister for information Mohammad Ali Arafat was arrested but two-three days later heard that he was not arrested. "Why are you deceiving the people? Why are you playing this hide and seek? That is what the people want to know," he said.

The BNP leader also criticised the delay in withdrawal of false cases filed against BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman saying that this delay is a part of the blue print of allies of Awami League.

He said even Moinuddin-Fakhruddin (during the 2007-08 caretaker govt) could not implicate Tarique Rahman's name in the August 21 grenade attack case.

"This case was out of Sheikh Hasina's political vendetta. Why is the case against him still not being withdrawn? The people of the country want to know its reasons," Rizvi questioned.