Desk Report
Publish: 05 Sep 2022, 09:10 pm
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir || Photo: Collected
Stating that the outcomes of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s previous India tours were disappointing for the
nation, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they want to see
what she achieves this time during her four-day visit.
Speaking at a discussion, he
said, "My journalist brothers sent me a note to talk about the Prime
Minister's visit to India. I don't want to talk about this as our previous
experience was very bitter and disappointing,” he said.
During the PM’s every trip to
India, Fakhrul said, people always hoped that the prime minister would achieve
something for the country. “Every time we saw with great disappointment that
she only gave (India many things) but did not bring anything (for the country
from there).”
He said BNP will give reaction to
the PM’s visit by seeing the outcomes. “Let her (Prime Minister) visit first
and return home. Let's see what she achieves and then I will comment on it.”
M Saifur Rahman Smriti Parshad
organised the programme at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) marking the 13th death
anniversary of former finance minister and BNP standing committee member M
Saifur Rahman.
Earlier in the morning, Hasina
went to New Delhi on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian
counterpart Narendra Modi.
During her visit, the PM is
scheduled to hold bilateral talks and a one-to-one meeting with Modi at the
Hyderabad House on Tuesday.
Fakhrul recalled Saifur Rahman’s
outstanding contributions to the country’s economy and development and said
Bangladesh has lost a very competent and successful finance minister through
his demise.
Mentioning that the nation is
going to through a very difficult time, he said had Saifur been alive at this
time, he would have undoubtedly helped the country overcome the crisis with his
political wisdom. ”He also would have been able to reveal the true face of this
regime which has created a hype of false development revolution.”
BNP standing committee member
Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said Saifur Rahman had not hesitated to do what was
necessary for ensuring the sustainable development of the country and
strengthening the economy.
He said Saifur had taken various
effective steps like the introduction of VAT to build a stable economy of the
country.
The BNP leader said the Awami
League government has been getting benefits from the economic reforms carried
out by Saifur and thus it is indulging in widespread plundering. “The way this
regime is looting public money using the steps taken by him, he (Saifur) would
have fought against it if he were alive.”
On September 5, 2009, Saifur died
in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at the age of 77.
Born at Baharmardan village in
Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila on October 6, 1932, Saifur was with BNP since its
inception as an adviser to late president Ziaur Rahman. He went on to serve in
Zia’s cabinet as the first commerce minister and then the finance minister._UNB
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