"Is there any hidden patronage of the government behind the groups creating the mob?"
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has raised the question of whether the government has any hidden patronage behind the groups that create mobs in various ways. He said, "Should we assume that there is any hidden patronage of the government, any patronage of the administration, for those who are trying to create a situation by creating mobs in various ways?" He said this during an exchange of views with the families of the martyrs and injured of the mass uprising at the capital's Hotel Lakeshore on July 12.