Rise of Jamaat is because of Awami League: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General and newly elected MP from Thakurgaon-1 Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that Awami League is responsible for the rise of the party.

He made the comments while interacting with journalists at his residence in Thakurgaon on Friday (February 13) morning.

''The country was under a fascist rule for 15 long years. Whenever democracy is suppressed, when it is blocked, when its voice is silenced, other radical forces rise up and that is what has happened in this country.''

''Whatever rise of Jamaat-e-Islam has taken place today is because of Awami League. Their repressive rule, did not allowed the opposition parties to function, not allowing them to innovate. This has happened because of them.''

Mirza Fakhrul further said that the people have already rejected the Awami League. The BNP has achieved a two-thirds majority. He also commented that the people will once again be able to stop all kinds of evil tendencies through fair, honest and welfare-oriented politics.