Hasan for looking into BNP's link to fire incident

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 23 (BSS): Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Saturday Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's statement that 'the Chawlkbazar fire incident occurred due to absence of democracy' prompted to look into whether the BNP perpetrated any act of sabotage concerning the tragic incident.
"It should be looked into the matter to find out if there existed any act of sabotage by BNP behind the devastating fire incident as they killed people by thronging petrol bombs previously and the speech of Mirza Fakhrul is an indication of sabotage," he said while addressing the cover unveiling ceremony of two books of poet Abdur Rouf and Manzil Murad Lablu at his city residence this afternoon.
Hasan said, "My perception about Mirza Fakhrul was high. But of late he is talking irrelevant. How can he say that the fire incident took place as there is no democracy in the country?"
He said they (BNP) killed many people before the 2014's election in the name of democracy. They torched around 3,500 people in the name of establishing democracy, he added.
The minister said "the fire incident of Chawkbazar is very pathetic. The whole country is in deep shock. People are praying for the deceased and the injured. BNP should show national unity at this time. But BNP is doing politics" he added.
Hasan, also the publicity and publication secretary of the ruling party, said many development works have taken place in Chattogram along with other places of the country after the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assumed office in 2009.
Presided over by journalist Azad Talukder, the unveiling ceremony was addressed, among others, by former general secretary of Chattogram University Teachers Association Professor Sekander Chowdhury and former Principal of Agrabad Mohila College Dr Anowara Alam.