FBD Desk:

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said being a failure to wage movement, BNP has started the politics of grievances and press briefings.

“This party (BNP) could not even hold a large procession demanding the release of its leader (Khaleda Zia). Being a failure to wage

movement, they (BNP leaders) have started the politics of grievances,”he told the meet-the-press of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) through

videoconferencing from his official residence here. Speaking as the chief guest, Quader said if the opposition party

becomes strong, democracy will be strengthened.“But the walls of hatred have been raised due to conflicts in our

politics. After the death of BNP chairperson Begum Zia’s youngest sonKoko, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina went to Begum Zia to express her condolence.”

“But at that time Khaleda Zia did not even open the gate of her house as she did not allow developing harmony,” he added.

Responding to a remark of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam

Alamgir, Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said it is not right that Awami League could not read the words of people’s minds.

He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the most popular leader after 1975, while even a child can write a letter to her.It is far for the BNP leaders to understand the minds of commoners

as they could not even understand the minds of the leaders and workers of their own party, Quader observed.

He said: “In the dark of night, this party repealed Section 7 fromits constitution. Do they really want to establish self-confessedcorrupt people?”

The road transport and bridges minister said Awami League leaders and workers are also not getting spared as the country’s judiciary is an independent one.

There are graft cases against many AL leaders and activists and the government does not interfere in this matter, he said, adding thatwhen BNP was in power, it did not take action against its corrupt

leaders and workers.

DRU president Rafiqul Islam Azad presided over the event, while DRUgeneral secretary Riaz Chowdhury conducted it. (Source: BSS)