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| Govt turns secular Bangladesh into fundamentalist state |
| 2005-03-20 |
| Leaders of the main opposition Awami League on Saturday criticized the BNP-led alliance government, who they said have turned secular Bangladesh into a fundamentalist country, reports UNB. "The Khaleda-led coalition government has resorted to repression on political opponents to cling on to power by force," Awami League presidium member Zillur Rahman said, adding the ruling party leaders are becoming increasingly arrogant and are devoid of any political courtesy or culture. Referring to the claim of the Prime Minister that the country was now on road to development, Tofail said "there had been development only of the families of the Prime Minister and the ministers" under her regime. "If BNP decided that they would hold the election without reforming the caretaker government and in absence of Awami League, then it would be another farce election like the February 15, 1996," the AL leader said. Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil accused Finance Minister Saifur Rahman and the Prime Minister of "hatching conspiracies to foil the development activities by making the country friendless" and claimed both of them violated the constitution. |
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