BNP is main obstacle in the path of democratic progress: Hasan

Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday dubbed the BNP as the main obstacle in the path of democratic progress in the country.

“BNP is the greatest obstacle in the path of democratic progress in the country. It emerged as reality on the International Day of Democracy today,” he said.

The minister added: “Today, the BNP is doing everything it needs to obstruct the democratic progress and they are the main obstacle towards practising democratic norms and values”.

He told the inaugural function of the interactive web portal janatarsarkar.gov.bd developed by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division at a function at Tatya Bhaban here, marking the International Day of Democracy, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak presided over the function while lawmaker Naheed Ezaher Khan, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) Executive Director Ranajit Kumar and senior journalists Masuda Bhatti spoke at the function, among others.

Hasan said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman created the country in exchange of his blood aimed at building a non-communal democratic state.

“But our democratic system stumbled when Father of the Nation was killed with most of his family members on August 15, 1975. And then, Ziaur Rahman first toppled Khandaker Mushtaq and later became the President with the signature of Justice Sayem at gunpoint,” he said.

Later, Ziaur Rahman formed BNP by assembling crows of politics luring residual power, the AL joint general secretary said, adding that he (Zia) brutally killed hundreds of soldiers to make the power everlasting.