BNP believes in gun, foreigners: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP believes that it could go to power relying on the strength of gun, foreigners and conspiracy, reports BSS.
"Awami League believes in the strength of people and this is the reality. On the other hand, the BNP believes that it could go to power relying on the strength of the barrel of gun, foreigners and conspiracy. But the Awami League doesn't believe in it," he said.
The minister stated these while replying to a query from reporters at the meeting room of his ministry at the Secretariat in the capital.
Hasan said, "Awami League believes in the strength of people and we don't believe in any other power. The party didn't go to state power with the help of any other's strength and cooperation and we are also not dependent on any foreign power. We depend on people's power."
On the other hand, he said, BNP works at office in Nayapaltan at day and visits foreign embassies at night as they don't believe in the power of people. They think that the foreigners will put them in power, he added.
He said the countrymen are the owners of the state. But BNP believes in the strength of guns like Ziaur Rahman. Zia seized the power through the killings of hundreds of people and many leaders of the party (BNP) came from other parties and they joined in BNP to enjoy the leftover of power, he added.
He said construction of roads through reserved forest areas will lead to extensive forest destruction and degradation. "I also saw in newspapers that there is no approval from the concerned ministry. I would like to extend my thanks to them who wrote about it in newspapers," said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.