BNP hits back at AL over criticisms

In the wake of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's scathing attack on their party chairperson Khaleda Zia over 'appeasing foreigners', BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday BNP has no habit of lodging any complaint with foreigners, reports UNB.
"There's no question of lodging any complaint with foreigners. BNP is not habituated to lodging complaint with foreigners…it's rather Awami League which has the history of lodging complaints," he said.
Fakhrul said this while talking to reporters at party's Nayapaltan central office in the city.
The BNP spokesperson said Khaleda Zia had only briefed the Indian foreign minister about the absence of democracy in Bangladesh, especially after the January 5 polls.
A BNP delegation, led by its chairperson Khaleda, met with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday and said democracy is now absent in Bangladesh.
Later in the day at a party programme, Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a scathing attack on Khaleda Zia saying "stop killing people and weeping to foreigners."
Fakhrul said, "Awami League has been saying this out of frustration as it has got alienated from people."
He said Khaleda's meeting with the Indian external affairs minister was held following the Indian minister's invitation. "It was a courtesy call on where bilateral issues were discussed."
Another report adds: BNP is moving ahead with a plan to force the government to quit paving the way for holding a fresh election under a non-party government within January next, reports UNB.