People will resist attempt by ousted regime to return to politics thru conspiracy: Rizvi 

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday warned that people would resist any attempt by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League to return to politics through conspiracy or violence.

He claimed that both Hasina and her party were banned under the country's existing laws and Constitution.

“However much the forces of evil and the allies of fascism conspire, the people of the country will not accept them again,” he said.

Rizvi made the remarks while speaking to journalists at the BNP central office in Naya Paltan.

He alleged that the Awami League was trying to create fear and disorder among people to gain political advantage.

He said the ban imposed on the party by the previous interim government over serious crimes remained in force.

Referring to the issue of legal assistance, Rizvi recalled that former law minister Anisul Huq had said fugitives were not entitled to legal assistance or the right to engage in politics.

Rizvi alleged that people accused or convicted of crimes against humanity had not been given the legal rights they were entitled to under the law and the Constitution.

He said peace-loving and democracy-minded people would not allow the Awami League to return to its previous position.

The people would remain united to resist any such attempt, while law enforcement agencies would take action under the country's existing laws, he added.

Rizvi also criticised the statements made by people he described as collaborators and criminals on television talk shows, saying their comments should not be considered credible.

Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, the newly formed convening committee of Dhaka South City BNP paid a courtesy visit to Rizvi at the party's central office.

The delegation included newly appointed Convener and Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Bir Muktijoddha Abdus Salam, Senior Joint Convener Abdul Kadir Bhuiyan Jewel, Joint Convener ANM Saiful Islam and Member Secretary Tanvir Ahmed Robin.