Bangladesh has only given to India for the past 17 years, said BNP Standing Committee member Professor Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain.
He said these things in his speech as the chief guest at a protest rally organized by the 12-party alliance in front of the National Press Club on Wednesday (December 18) to stop the propaganda of the Indian government and media and Indian aggression against the recent communal destruction.
Dr. Zahid Hossain said that the attitude expressed by the Indian Prime Minister through tweets has raised questions about the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh. The conspiracy that was done on the race course. In the past 17 years, Bangladesh has only given to India. It has been said that if India is given transit, will it become Bangladesh or Singapore? We have only been misunderstood in the past years.
He said that we are grateful that India stood by our side during our liberation war. However, in the past many years, they have retaliated harshly. Even today, the Farakka water problem has not been resolved. People are being killed on the border. Bangladesh is being flooded by India by opening its dams. They are increasing the price of onions.
Dr. Zahid Hossain said, we are working on 31 points to repair the state. National elections must be held very soon. Everyone should remember how long the elections were held after Ershad's fall. The people of the country know how long it takes to hold elections.
He told the interim government, you cannot do all the reforms. Make it clear when the elections will be held. The chief adviser said one thing. Again, his press secretary said another. Who will you speak, speak responsibly. Otherwise, people will be confused.
The protest rally, chaired by the head of the 12-party alliance and Jatiya Party (Jafar) Chairman Mustafa Jamal Haider, also addressed by Bangladesh LDP Chairman and Alliance Spokesperson Shahadat Hossain Selim, Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman and Alliance Coordinator Syed Ehsanul Huda, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Secretary General Mufti Golam Mohiuddin Ikram, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Chairman Professor Dr. Nurul Amin Bepari, Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) Vice President Rashed Pradhan, Bangladesh Labor Party Chairman Lion Muhammad Faruk Rahman, Bangladesh Kalyan Party Chairman Shamsuddin Parvez, Islami Oikya Jote Secretary General Maulana Abdul Karim, Islamic Party Secretary General Abul Kashem, Naya Ganatantrik Party President MA Mannan, and Progressive Nationalist Party (PNP) Chairman Firoz Md. Liton. The rally was conducted by Tamizuddin Titu, Additional Secretary General of Bangladesh LDP.