Tarique swipes at Bangabandhu again

BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman has again criticised Bangladesh’s founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Addressing a discussion in London on Wednesday, Tarique claimed that a sedition case should be filed against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for being the President of Bangladesh after returning home with a Pakistani passport. Claiming that he (Tarique) has been charged with sedition for revealing historical facts, the BNP leader said: ‘Perhaps, I’ve been charged with sedition charges in Bangladesh for coming up with some historical facts. A sedition case should be lodged against Sheikh Mujib because, he had taken oath as President after returning to independent Bangladesh as a Pakistani citizen with a Pakistani passport on January 10, 1972.’ The discussion was arranged in the British capital by the UK chapter of BNP, marking the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’. On October 18, advocate Moshiur Rahman Malek, president of Bangabandhu Foundation, filed the sedition case against Tarique for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ‘Pakbandhu (Friend of Pakistan)’ while addressing another programme in London, according to a news agency.