Desk Report
Publish: 31 Mar 2022, 07:24 pm
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today
said Amnesty International (AI) has undermined its credibility severely and
lost its importance and glory being identified as a biased organization.
"The Amnesty International gave statements in favour of
criminals, who were against humanity, to stop the trial of war criminals when
the trial is going on in our country. They didn't give any statement when
BNP-Jamaat killed people through petrol bomb attacks. Even, in many cases, they
(AI) were silent when Israeli forces hunted people like birds in
Philistine," he said told the reporters while replying to a query at the
Circuit House here.
For these reasons, Hasan said, it is not so much important
what the organisation has told as it has already been identified as biased.
But, some newspapers published their news seriously, he added.
The minister said, "I saw the report. They published
the report of 'Ain o Shalish Kendra' accordingly. Amnesty International
published their reports by taking information from one or two specific sources
which are involved in criticising the government and busy in anti-state
conspiracy. It is nothing but a part of international conspiracy to hinder our
development and progress."
Replying to another query over a proposal of BNP to form a
'national government', he said BNP has tried to form an alliance along with
rightist, leftist, extreme rightist and extreme leftist before 2018's polls and
they formed the alliance. But, the result of the alliance is only five seats in
the election, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.
He said they (BNP) are trying to attract different political
parties this time also ahead of the polls. For this, Mirza Fakhrul Islam
Alamgir gave a statement about what kind of government will be formed after the
elections, he added.
But, he said, the BNP leaders are claiming that they would
not take part in the polls. In fact, BNP has become isolated from the masses
for their anti-election politics.
Later, the minister addressed the triennial conference of
Awami League district unit on Nowjoan ground of the town.
In his speech, Hasan said BNP is claiming that they would
not take part in the polls if there is no neutral government. There will be no
caretaker government in the country as per the constitution, he added.
He said the polls will be held under the Election Commission
and the commission is independent. So, it is the decision of BNP whether the
party will get in the polls train or not as the train of elections would not
wait for anyone, he added.
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and
Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader addressed the conference as the chief guest
virtually with AL district unit president Abdul Malek in the chair.
AL Presidium Member Abdur Rahman, Office Secretary Barrister
Biplab Barua and other central leaders, among others, addressed the conference.
Later, Abdul Malek and Sadhan Chandra Majumder were elected
as president and general secretary of the district unit respectively.
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