Hasina asked to reveal her source of income
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury has asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reveal her source of income, reports bdnews24.com.
"People want to know the source of income of the prime minister," Chowdhury told the Dhaka divisional rally of BNP at Paltan ground Wednesday.
"People know about my source of income."
His statement comes on the heels of comments by ruling Awami League leaders, including Hasina, about BNP chief Khaleda Zia legalising undisclosed money.
Acting Awami League general secretary Mahabub-ul-Alam Hanif on May 11 said Khaleda had paid Tk 3.387 million as fines from 2002-03 to 2006-07 fiscal years to whiten black money worth Tk 13.3 million.
BNP has been claiming that she had legalised 'white money'.
Prime minister Hasina earlier in a meeting in Barguna alleged that Khaleda had whitened a large amount of black money by paying fines.
Chowdhury Wednesday said the government was talking about black money.
He said people also knew how his father Fazlul Quader Chowdhury had built house in Dhanmondi and that his children were studying abroad.
The BNP leader said: "People who earn by extorting money from others cannot stop extortion. They will not be able to reveal the real source of their income either."
He accused the pro-government student wing of rampant extortion and the ruling party members of corruption. "This is not fair that some will have the advantage and some will not."
He also criticised the government for 'failing' to address power, gas and water crises.
"People want to know the source of income of the prime minister," Chowdhury told the Dhaka divisional rally of BNP at Paltan ground Wednesday.
"People know about my source of income."
His statement comes on the heels of comments by ruling Awami League leaders, including Hasina, about BNP chief Khaleda Zia legalising undisclosed money.
Acting Awami League general secretary Mahabub-ul-Alam Hanif on May 11 said Khaleda had paid Tk 3.387 million as fines from 2002-03 to 2006-07 fiscal years to whiten black money worth Tk 13.3 million.
BNP has been claiming that she had legalised 'white money'.
Prime minister Hasina earlier in a meeting in Barguna alleged that Khaleda had whitened a large amount of black money by paying fines.
Chowdhury Wednesday said the government was talking about black money.
He said people also knew how his father Fazlul Quader Chowdhury had built house in Dhanmondi and that his children were studying abroad.
The BNP leader said: "People who earn by extorting money from others cannot stop extortion. They will not be able to reveal the real source of their income either."
He accused the pro-government student wing of rampant extortion and the ruling party members of corruption. "This is not fair that some will have the advantage and some will not."
He also criticised the government for 'failing' to address power, gas and water crises.