Opposition alliance misleading people amid crisis: Rizvi

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has accused the opposition alliance of misleading the people amid the crisis the country is going through.
Instead of playing a constructive role, the opposition alliance is misleading the people at this critical time, he said.
Rizvi made the remarks as the chief guest at a rally organised by a ruling party-backed group in front of the National Press Club on Saturday.
Calling the opposition alliance's street protests a “new political drama”, the BNP acting secretary general said its leaders were taking to the streets to conceal internal conflicts and failures within their own ranks. Rizvi said, “Newspaper headlines are filled with the opposition's constant complaints and grievances.  “They have no interest in the country's development or public welfare. Leaders of the alliance look for new excuses to take to the streets and stage political dramas through various programmes to conceal internal conflicts,” he said.
The rally was organised by the Jatiyatabadi Textile Engineers Association of Bangladesh (JTEB) to protest what it described as the Awami League's planned attempts to create anarchy and conspire across the country.
Referring to the consequences of authoritarian rule, Rizvi said no ruler could escape the consequences of injustice and misgovernance indefinitely. History, he noted, showed that when people took to the streets, rulers responsible for wrongdoing were forced to flee.
Speaking about Durga Puja, Rizvi said BNP leaders and activists at all levels had been instructed to remain vigilant to ensure that the festival could be celebrated in an atmosphere of security, religious solemnity and peace.
He added that party representatives across the country were maintaining regular communication to ensure that members of the Hindu community could celebrate the festival peacefully.
Emphasising the importance of establishing the rule of law, Rizvi said that no wrongdoing would go unpunished. He declared that a reign of betrayal and murder would no longer be tolerated in the country and that justice for all crimes would be ensured through the legal system and the courts.
The rally was chaired by JTEB President Engineer Md Fakhrul Alam.