Rizvi demands NSA Khalilur's removal

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has strongly condemned the remarks made by National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Khalilur Rahman involving its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and demanded his immediate removal from office, reports UNB.

"The people of the country are shocked, surprised, worried and angry at the statement he (Khalilur) made about Tarique Rahman," he said.

The BNP leader came up with the remarks while speaking at a press briefing at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital on Thursday.

He also said the security adviser's comments appear to echo the manner in which Hasina used to defame the Zia family, aiming to create an illusion of so-called development by effectively burying democracy.