BNP will get permission if they promise not to create anarchy: Kamal

BNP will get permission to hold a rally on 28 October if they promise not to be engaged in anarchy, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Tuesday.

"If the BNP promises not to engage in anarchy and terrorist activities in the name of a rally on 28 October, they will be allowed to hold a rally," he said.

Addressing a rally on the occasion of the opening ceremony of veteran freedom fighter Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Complex Library and Madhubagh ground at Moghbazar in the city, Kamal said, "I believe the police commissioner will assess their commitments and subsequently grant permission."

He said that people have been talking a lot about the 28 October rally, adding, "I think BNP will hold a rally peacefully."

The home minister said the BNP has lost public support due to the occurrence of militancy and terrorism during their regime.

"People of this country never like terrorism and militancy. They want to see a progressive Bangladesh. They (people) don't want to go back. People of this country will never trust and believe them (BNP)," he added.

Kamal said the country is moving forward unprecedentedly under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

"But the BNP is trying to hatch conspiracies to stop the trend of development works. Sometimes, they hold a rally, sometimes they hold a sit-in programme at the entrance of Dhaka city," he said.

The government does not create any barrier to their democratic movement, the home minister said, adding, "If the people want, they can come back to power. That's why they have to go to the people and come to the elections."

"But they do not do that, rather they are threatening to stop Dhaka. If they can come to power after apologising to the people, we will gladly hand over power to them."