Interim govt not taking any action against Hasina-backed bureaucrats: Farroque
He urged the government to hold them accountable as soon as possible otherwise no state reform will be effective in the country
The interim government did not take any action against those bureaucrats who worked in favour of Sheikh Hasina-led government, BNP Chairperson's Adviser Zainul Abdin Farroque said today (13 March).
"Many of the bureaucrats closely associated with the Chief Adviser were involved in corruption during Hasina's tenure, yet the government has taken no action against them," he said while addressing a sit-in programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club demanding arrest and trial of the three former election commissioners who assisted Sheikh Hasina in vote-rigging.
Trinamool Nagorik Andolon organised the programme with its President Muhammad Mofizur Rahman Liton in the chair.
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Farroque said police officials Harun-or-Rashid and Mehedi Hasan arrested numerous BNP leaders and activists and carried out inhuman torture.
They tortured and oppressed hundreds of BNP leaders in the name of remand, he said, adding that Hasina managed to hold illegal elections three times under their favour.
He urged the government to hold them accountable as soon as possible otherwise no state reform will be effective in the country.
He requested convener of National Citizen Party (NCP) Nahid Islam to test their popularity by visiting fields, villages, municipalities, upazilas, districts and divisions.
"We all are in the same field to protect democracy and freedom. Our opinions may differ but the goal is the same," he said, hoping that BNP and NCP will have no disagreement over the issue of next parliamentary election.
