BNP behind all heinous acts like August 15 carnage: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP is behind the country's all heinous acts like August 15 carnage, August 21 grenade attack and introducing the politics of burning people, report agencies.
"Ziaur Rahman masterminded the August 15 carnage in 1975 while Tarique Rahman orchestrated the grenade attack on August 21, 2004 with the knowledge of Khaleda Zia. Today, BNP is doing politics of burning people in the country," he said.
The minister came up with the comments while talking to reporters after paying tributes to the martyred family members of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who were killed on August 15, 1975, in the city's Banani graveyard on Tuesday, marking Bangabandhu's 48th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day.
Earlier, he paid homage to the Father of the Nation by placing wreath on his portrait in the city's Dhanmondi Number-32 area.
On August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his wife Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib were killed along with 18 family members, Dr Hasan said, adding, "There has never been such a painful day in the history of the nation."
He said when Hazrat Imam Husayn was slaughtered in the desert of Karbala (Iraq), even then women and children were not killed.
But, on the black night of August 15 carnage, 10-year-old child Sheikh Russel, 4-year-old child Sukanta Babu, 8-year-old child Arif Serniabat, 12-year-old child Baby Serniabat, and pregnant Arju Moni were killed, he said, adding, "Even Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, Sheikh Abu Naser, including Bangabandhu's family, were not spared by the assassins."
"Ziaur Rahman, the founder of BNP, was involved in this murder. He seized power through murder and remained in power through murder," said Dr Hasan.
The minister said it is sad but true that BNP has not yet come out of the politics of murder. The BNP men do the politics of hatred and violence, celebrate false birthday of their party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia on August 15 by cutting cakes, he added.
The activity of ill-politics needs to be stopped to continue the trend of sound politics in the country, the minister said.