Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that his party will not accept any anarchy in the name of ISKCON or religion in the country.聽
Referring to the incident of killing lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chattogram, he said, 鈥業 am scared when we see a lawyer get killed in the name of ISKCON and religion when we are dreaming聽 about a new Bangladesh.鈥�
His statement came while he was addressing a student convention programme arranged by Thakurgaon Chhatra Parishad in Dhaka, at the auditorium of Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in the capital.
He also said, 鈥業 would be happy if the anti-discrimination students came out on the streets, protesting such incidents.鈥�
Fakhrul said that the fascists from across the border were trying to prove Bangladesh a fundamentalist country in the eyes of the world by hatching new conspiracies. And the media of neighbouring countries is assisting in these聽plots.
He called on the student community to remain vigilant against any plots to snatch the victory achieved by Bangladesh.
He said, 鈥榃e all have to be vigilant so that the country does not fall into darkness again.鈥�
Saying that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina had to flee the country, the BNP secretary general said that her example should be publicised more and more to spread the message that those who practised the politics of killing would have to face the fate as she did.
Referring to the recent incidents of clashes in some colleges in Dhaka, Fakhrul said that these incidents were the result of a conspiracy and were in no way acceptable.
鈥榃e achieved a great victory through a bloody movement, and we do not want to lose the victory,鈥� he said.
At other event on the day, the party鈥檚 standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan urged all political parties to unite and fight against fascism.
Nazrul gave the call while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion arranged by Bangladesh Khalafat Andolan marking its 43rd founding anniversary at the National Press Club in Dhaka.
鈥楾hose who are fighting against fascism in Bangladesh must unite. It is not possible to defeat fascism without a united fight,鈥� Nazrul said.
鈥榃e have a responsibility to restore democracy in the country. The blood sacrifice of those who gave their lives for democracy cannot be dishonoured,鈥� he said.
The BNP leader also said, 鈥楾he responsibility of an interim government is to arrange fair elections in which the opinions of the people will be accurately reflected.鈥�
Nazrul further said that starting from the 1952 language movement to the 1990 anti-dictatorship movement, people had shed blood, but time and time again they endured one-party rule, military dictatorship, and the murder of democracy.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, widely known as ISKCON, is a Hindu religious organisation with centres across the world, including Bangladesh. Its name has come to the forefront after one of its former member Chinmoy Krishna Das has recently been arrested in a sedition case.
