Who is the leader of BNP?: asked Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the BNP is now divided into different factions for lack of leadership.

"Who is the leader of BNP? Who is the leader of their movement? There is no democracy in their party (BNP), they (BNP leaders) are divided into different factions today," he said.

Quader made the remarks while speaking at the tri-annual conference of the AL's Naogaon district unit, joining virtually from his official residence here.

He said if the BNP assumes the state power, the country's all development and achievements will be damaged while its democracy and spirit of the independence will be destroyed.

The AL must be protected to save Bangladesh's democracy, Quader said, adding that the Awami League is an organisation of the country's soil and people and it is not an inferior party at all.

Noting that now Bangladesh is not a state of beggars, he said the country today is a wonder of the world due to its development and achievements occurred under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The AL general secretary said the honesty and leadership of Sheikh Hasina have been lauded around the world.

The AL is now far ahead of any other party in Bangladesh and the leadership of Sheikh Hasina made it possible, he said.