Prove me wrong, Tarique to AL

Claiming that none of his recent remarks on the historical figures in the 1971 Liberation War was speculative or spurious, BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman has thrown a challenge to Awami League leaders to prove him wrong. In a statement on Saturday, Tarique, also the eldest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, said he while addressing different programmes in 2014 had made some statements on Bangladesh’s independence struggle and the liberation war in light of the history validated by references in newspapers and journals published both at home and abroad. ‘But without giving any logical explanation as to what part of the statements were wrong, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and several other leaders of her party are coming up with offensive remarks against me,’ Tarique alleged. He said the AL president should restrain her party leaders spreading falsehood and advise them to mind their language. In the statement, disseminated by BNP’s London unit, Tarique also suggested that if AL wants to stop spreading falsehood, it should start from their own home, according to a news agency.