Rizvi calls Jamaat's statement on patriotism 'ridiculous'

SYLHET, Jan 02 (UNB): BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has termed Jamaat-e-Islami's recent statement on patriotism 'ridiculous.'

"It will not be enough to judge only the July-August killings: all the crimes of the Hasina government should be judged," he told a event in the district town on Thursday.

He said there are only two established patriotic forces in Bangladesh: the army and the BNP.

'Amra BNP Paribar' hosted the event to present gifts to the insolvent family of Iqbal Hossain Emon, the winner of the Youth Asia Cup.

Rizvi said besides the army and one political party, no other political party in Bangladesh can be considered truly patriotic. "Such a statement from Jamaat is laughable."

Rizvi said that while recent reforms in textbooks were commendable, they should also include a chapter on the contribution of Ziaur Rahman in the Liberation War.