Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said BNP should not talk about money laundering as its acting
chairman and his younger brother have already been convicted for money laundering.
"Talking about money laundering doesn't suit BNP as its acting chairman remains fugitive while their party's chairperson has whitened black money," the minister added.
The minister made the remarks while addressing a discussion marking the historical Homecoming Day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Awami League's Forest and Environment Sub-Committee organised the discussion
at the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib auditorium of National Museum at
Shahbagh on Monday.
"The country became champion in corruption for five consecutive times during
their (BNP) tenure and BNP's acting chairman and his younger brother were
convicted for money laundering. Even, the FBI testified against BNP's party chairman on money laundering," continued the minister.
The laundering money of his brother was uncovered in Singapore and the money
was brought back to the country, he further said.
"They (BNP) are nothing but 'world thieves' for their corruptions. With due respect, I would like to tell BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir that he is the spokesperson of those 'world thieves' though it is unendurable truth," Hasan said.
He said:"We know about other money launderers along with BNP's acting
chairman and his brother ....we are finding out them. You (countrymen) will be able to know their names gradually."
"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will continue her stringent actions against
them."
Over the comparison of Bangladesh with Sri Lanka, he said:"There is no use of posing Sri Lanka's example to Bangladesh.
It is unnecessary to compare Sri Lanka with Bangladesh, which has already constructed Padma Bridge with its own fund and given $200 million loan to Colombo," said Hasan, also Awami
League joint general secretary.
He said BNP leaders and activists are locked into clash each other while
holding rallies across the country in the name of movement. "We are not in
the field till now. But, we will be on the field if any anarchy situation is
created," he added.
With the return of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to the country on May
17, 1981 after a long exile, the democracy and the spirit of the liberation
war returned to the country.
"The homecoming of Sheikh Hasina was not only the individual return of
Bangabandhu's daughter, but also the return of democracy and the spirit of
the liberation," he added.
"She will always remain beside the countrymen," Hasan added.
National University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mashiur Rahman, Dhaka
University (DU) Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Abdus Samad, DU Social Science Department Professor Dr Sadeka Halim, Press Institute of Bangladesh director
general Zafar Wazed and eminent columnist Subhash Sing Roy, among others, addressed the discussion with the sub-committee chairman Professor Dr
Khandakar Bazlul Haque in the chair.
AL Forest and Environment secretary Delowar Hossain conducted the discussion.
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