BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said, "India is trying to erect barbed-wire fences in various zero-line areas of the Bangladesh-India border, including the Lalmonirhat border, without complying with any international law."
Speaking at the milad and doa mahfil at the party's Naya Paltan central office, he said, "India has already fenced over 3,000 kilometres of the 4,156-kilometre-long Bangladesh-India border. According to international rules, any development plan within 150 yards of the zero line of the border must be discussed between the two countries."
"India is trying to erect barbed-wire fences in various zero-line areas of the Bangladesh-India border, including along the Lalmonirhat border, without complying with any of these agreements and regulations," Rizvi said.
He said, "Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sacrificed Bangladesh's interests in favour of the neighbouring country. She and her masters believed they could easily subdue the people of Bangladesh. But Delhi never considered the depth and intensity of the patriotism of the Bangladeshi people."
Rizvi said, "Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury halted India's construction of fencing in several zero-line areas along the Bangladesh-India border."
"I thank the Home Affairs Adviser of the interim government as, for the first time, the BGB and the people resisted the barbed-wire fence that India was forcibly constructing along the border without any consultation," he said.
Rizvi said Sheikh Hasina and her masters believed they could easily subdue the people of Bangladesh.
Jatiyatabadi Rickshaw, Van, and Auto Chalak Dal organised the programme to pray for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's speedy recovery as she undergoes treatment in London.
"I thank the Home Affairs Adviser of the interim government as, for the first time, the BGB and the people resisted the barbed-wire fence that India was forcibly constructing along the border without any consultation," Rizvi said.
