Dhaka– BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has prevented its leaders and activists from distributing iftar items and clothes among the destitute, marking party founder Ziaur Rahman’s death anniversary.“The government has disrupted our relief distribution programmes at almost all places as part of its plot to destroy BNP and eliminate the ideals and spirits of Ziaur Rahman,” said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
He came up with the allegation at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office.
The BNP leader said police foiled their party’s arrangements to distribute iftar items and clothes at different places, including on T&T ground at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar and Mohammapur’s Town Hall and Shaheed Park.
He alleged that the law enforcers also arrested some BNP leaders and activists from various spots and denied Dhaka south city unit BNP permission to arrange the similar programme at 25 spots. We strongly condemn the police obstruction to our programmes.”
Fakhrul said their party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi sent a letter three days back to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police seeking permission for arranging clothes and food distribution programmes at different spots of the city, but police informed them on Tuesday midnight that they can only hold indoor programmes, not any outdoor ones.
But, he said, police did not allow them even to hold indoor programmes.
BNP leaders and activists are observing the 37th death anniversary of its founder and former President Ziaur Rahman across the country today with various programmes.On May 30, 1981, Zia was assassinated by a cabal of army officers at Chattogram Circuit House.UNB
