The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday urged people to hand over those persons to the police who were attempting to extort money in the name of the BNP.
鈥楾he BNP has no connection with extortionists. Please hand over those people to the police who are trying to extort money using BNP鈥檚 name,鈥� BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said while distributing relief among flood victims in the Choto Sharifpur area of Cumilla鈥檚 Lalmai upazila.
He said that various newspapers were publishing news about allegations of extortion and that tarnished BNP鈥檚 image.
He said that the party had no connection with these activities.
鈥楾here are attempts to undermine the victory achieved through the student-led mass uprising. Today, there is an effort to create divisions between us. Everyone should remain vigilant,鈥� he added.
鈥榃e have had discussions with the interim government to ensure that they could create an environment for a fair election. The new government should be given time to address this,鈥� he added.
Addressing the party leaders and activists, Fakhrul said, 鈥榃e fought for long 15-16 years. We have been implicated in false and fabricated cases and also victims of attacks. That situation has ended.鈥�
鈥業f a fair election is held and if we get victory through people鈥檚 votes in the election, our problem will be solved,鈥� he added.
