BNP is now making police its opponent: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP is now making the police its new opponent.

"It proves they are the masterminds behind the so-called sanction conspiracy," Quader said in a statement sent to the media on Monday.

Responding to the BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's warning that "sanctions may also be imposed on the police force", he said the BNP hired lobbyists for imposing sanctions on some of the RAB officials and now it is threatening the police force too.

Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said police will not sit idle if BNP men create anarchy in the name of the movement and carry out attacks on the law enforcers, reports the BSS.

He said the Bangladesh Police is performing statutory duty to ensure safety and security of people and protect public properties.

The BNP is bearing the brunt of the consequences of the politics of killing, plot and terrorism, the AL general secretary said.

The BNP is yet to take lessons from the past and it is paying for its past mistakes, he said, adding "If the party does not return to the path of democracy, the people will reply to it through ballots."

Quader termed Fakhrul's demand of the government's stepping down as irrational.

"The Awami League respects the public opinion. The people had given the Awami League the responsibility of running the country for five years. At the end of the term, elections will be held in accordance with the Constitution," he said.

He said that the BNP's demand of a caretaker government is a settled issue and added the caretaker government is now in museums after the judgement of the country's apex court.

Replying to another statement of the BNP secretary general, Quader said Fakhrul termed the House 'domesticated one' but there are representatives of BNP in parliament.

"But are they (BNP lawmakers) domesticated? ...such statements of Fakhrul about the National Parliament are unexpected and an insult to the House," he said.

In fact, making such inconsistent and irresponsible comments has become the BNP's inherent habit, Quader said, asking the BNP leaders to shun making irresponsible remarks and carry out political programmes following democratic norms.