Files burnt in secretariat included money laundering docs of Hasina's top bureaucrat: Rizvi

The documents that were destroyed in the secretariat fire two days ago included money laundering files of a top bureaucrat from Sheikh Hasina's Awami League regime,  BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged.

"A former cabinet secretary of the ousted Sheikh Hasina regime laundered a lot of money. His money laundering files were among the files of five ministries that were burned. Many important documents were burned," he told reporters in Rangpur after meeting relatives of firefighter Swanur Zaman Nayan, who died while extinguishing the secretariat blaze.

Rizvi further alleged that the Bangladesh Secretariat was set on fire to destroy important files documenting money laundering and corruption. 

"Therefore, the secretariat fire is not an isolated incident but part of a deep conspiracy."

He said, "One case of money laundering of Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has come to light. They have laundered $350 billion to the USA. The topmost intelligence agency of the USA is investigating the case."

"There are many more such cases. To cover up these incidents, the nine-storey building of the secretariat was set on fire to burn important documents of five important ministries so that those cases of corruption could not come into light," Rizvi said.

India conspiring to reinstate ousted fascist Hasina in Bangladesh
 
Rizvi said neighbouring India is conspiring to reinstate the ousted former prime minister in Bangladesh.
 
"When all countries and states are expressing solidarity with the martyrs and injured in the student uprising to overthrow Sheikh Hasina and a new possibility for establishing democracy is created, a neighbouring country is hesitating to do so and feeling embarrassed," he said.
 
"India is creating a false narrative that minorities in Bangladesh are being oppressed to cover up the fact that Sheikh Hasina is a thief and money launderer and her associates have looted and pushed the entire country into the depths of corruption.
 
"They [India] are not telling the truth about Sheikh Hasina's deeds, but are trying to re-establish her. As a result, patriots like fire-fighter Swanur Zaman Nayan are laying down their lives while extinguishing fire to save the country," Rizvi said.
 
Organising secretary of BNP Central Executive Committee (Rangpur division) Principal Asadul Habib Dulu also addressed the occasion.
  
"There are still many accomplices of the defeated fascist dictatorship in the country. They are still in some important positions like bureaucracy, police and other places. But, not everyone has changed," he said.
 
Rizvi said, "Nayan has set up a glaring example of conducting professional duty. Only condolence from the interim government is not enough. We demand that the interim government should take proper steps to save his family."
 
"We give a month to the interim government to provide a job to Nayan's sister," Rizvi said otherwise the BNP as a political party will arrange a job for her although they are not in power.
 
'We are BNP Family' convener Atiqur Rahman Rumman, its member-secretary Maksidul Mominin Mithun, convener of Rangpur district BNP Md Saiful Islam, its member-secretary Anisur Rahman Laku, and local BNP leaders were present.