BNP harbours anti-liberation forces: Quader

Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader
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Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said it is an irony that BNP harbours anti-liberation forces even though it talks about following the values of the 1971 Liberation War, reports UNB.

"BNP talks about secularism, but the party has a friendship with the communal extremists. There is no similarity between what they say and what they do. They maintain a double standard in their policies and actions," he said.

The general secretary came up with this remark while talking to the newsmen at his residence. Replying to a question, he said "BNP is so blind and deaf and that's why they can't hear that people had rung the bell of their fall long ago,"

Asked about the next general election, the AL leader said "Sheikh Hasina led government is always sincere about holding a fair and participatory election."

He also urged the BNP to take part in the election. Answering another question, Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, said the government did not create any obstacle against BNP's holding programmes in the districts.

It has been a habit of BNP to blame the government for the party's internal feuding, he said.