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BNP tells of conspiracy
[Bangla Daily Star]  BNP has accused the government of using intelligence agencies to create a rift in the party and the BNP-led 18-party alliance to make sure that some opposition leaders participate in the next general election if BNP boycotts the polls.Party insiders said BNP Chairperson  Khaleda ZiaThree-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ... already alerted party's big shots about the "conspiracy" and hinted at getting tough on any party leaders if found involved in "the conspiracy to divide the party and the alliance." Some big shots of the BNP-led combine have informed the BNP chairperson that they have been "under pressure to quit the alliance" and a few of them even received "different types of offer", said party insiders. They, however, did not elaborate on the matter. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a top BNP leader alleged that a former party leader, who quit BNP recently, has been trying to persuade certain leaders to leave BNP. Acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government is out to split BNP and the 18-party alliance to prevent them from forging a tougher movement for election under a non-partisan administration. "We are aware about the conspiracy, and BNP knows how to tackle it," he told The Daily Star. BNP has accused the government of using intelligence agencies to create a rift in the party and the BNP-led 18-party alliance to make sure that some opposition leaders participate in the next general election if BNP boycotts the polls. Party insiders said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia already alerted party's big shots about the "conspiracy" and hinted at getting tough on any party leaders if found involved in "the conspiracy to divide the party and the alliance." Some big shots of the BNP-led combine have informed the BNP chairperson that they have been "under pressure to quit the alliance" and a few of them even received "different types of offer", said party insiders. They, however, did not elaborate on the matter. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a top BNP leader alleged that a former party leader, who quit BNP recently, has been trying to persuade certain leaders to leave BNP. Acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government is out to split BNP and the 18-party alliance to prevent them from forging a tougher movement for election under a non-partisan administration. "We are aware about the conspiracy, and BNP knows how to tackle it," he told The Daily Star. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-24 |
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