Hasina is more dangerous than Sheikh Mujib: BNP leader Dudu

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is more dangerous than her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu said today (16 December).

"There is no count of how many mothers Hasina has left childless in the last 16 years. She is responsible for the disappearance and killing of 2,000 leaders and activists, including BNP's former organising secretary M Ilias Ali, by sending them to Aynaghar," he said while addressing at a brief rally in front of the BNP party office at the Grand Hotel intersection in the city this afternoon.

"Sheikh Hasina used to say with pride that Mujib's daughter would never run away. But, she has run such a race that no one else in the country has been able to contest that."

"I want you [Hasina] to come to the country. You will have to answer for how many people you have killed and how many lakhs or crores of taka you have laundered. You have killed democracy and jeopardised freedom," he said.

Dudu said, "You [Hasina] must also answer why you turned the people of Bangladesh into slaves of India."

"We want to build Bangladesh, for which the Liberation War had been fought. Just as Ziaur Rahman had ensured food security and employment, Tarique Rahman and Begum Khaleda Zia want to build Bangladesh," he said.

"We know how to give blood, we know how to protest, we know how to make sacrifices. BNP does not bow down to anyone except Allah."

The BNP vice-chairman said, "In 1971, Shaheed Ziaur Rahman declared independence of the country from Kalurghat Betar Kendra saying, 'I, Major Ziaur Rahman, declare the independence of Bangladesh.'

"There was no declaration beyond this one. Some of the country's deceivers have told various lies to belittle him," he said.

Shamsuzzaman Dudu alleged that after independence, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman single-handedly seized power and killed 40,000 opposition party members with his 'Rakshi Bahini' in three and a half years.

"He [Sheikh Mujib] caused famine and pushed millions of people to death. At that time, Basanti of the North wore a fishing net to cover her body since she had no clothes," Dudu mentioned.

With Rangpur Metropolitan BNP convener Shamsuzzaman Samu in the chair, BNP's Rangpur Divisional Assistant Secretary Abdul Khaleque addressed the street rally.

Metropolitan BNP Member-secretary Advocate Mahfuz-un-Nabi Don, district BNP convener Md Saiful Islam, district BNP leader Emdadul Haque Bharsha, metropolitan BNP Joint Convener Shahidul Islam Mizu, BNP leader Abdus Salam and others were present.

Later, a Victory Rally was brought out on the streets with participation of thousands of leaders and workers of district and metropolitan BNP, Chhatra Dal, Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal, Zia Mancha, Krishak Dal, Sramik Dal, Mohila Dal and JASAS.