Sanctions on RAB, It’s a matter of shame: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said Awami League is no longer a political party as it has become a “monster”. “In practice, they don’t run the country. Bureaucrats are now running the country going beyond democratic norms.”

Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal arranged the programme at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU), marking its 41st founding anniversary.

About the US sanctions on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and its seven current and former top officials, Mirza Fakhrul said the Awami League government has created such a situation by using state institutions to cement its power,

“The USA imposed the sanctions on RAB while the high-ranking officials of the organisation are not allowed to go there. If they have any property there, it will be confiscated. It’s a matter of shame,” the BNP leader said.

Fakhrul alleged over 600 people were made disappeared, 1,000 people were killed unlawfully and over 1, 000 people were maimed during the rule of the current government.

He said the law enforcers have become desperate as the government used them to protect its power. "In this way, the government has destroyed all the institutions of the country. We are saddened that our former army chief has been banned in America. Neither he nor his family members will be able to enter America.”

Fakhrul called upon people of all walks of life to get united to protect the country from the grasp of Awami League and restore democracy.

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