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Fakhrul terms Hasina's rule 'era of formalin'

Staff Correspondent
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments on the High Court's order to arrest three Rab personnel in connection with seven murders in Narayanganj.
"The prime minister has not even left judges outside threats. She [Hasina] has given direct and indirect threats to the judges," Fakhrul said, pointing to Hasina's comment on Saturday.
At a press conference, Hasina said: "When we were still investigating the matter... and before that investigation was complete... tell us how a High Court bench orders the arrest of the three [Rapid Action Battalion officers)?"
"Collect information from them; give that [to us). It will help us as well... If the two judges of the bench that gave the arrest order provide detailed information, it will help expedite the case," she added.
Fakhrul at a press conference held at the BNP's Naya Paltan central office termed Hasina's rule "the era of formalin" and said the government was spreading not only formalin but also dangerous poison everywhere, destroying society, politics and the economy.
"The prime minister has said they have kept BNP alive with formalin. We all know formalin is a very dangerous chemical. She also said formalin is everywhere now. In fact, her rule is the era of formalin," he added.
The briefing was organised to reply to Hasina's Saturday comments on the BNP, war crimes trial, midterm elections and other issues.
Pointing to BNP chief Khaleda Zia's recent comment that her party [BNP] was giving time to the Hasina government to rot fully, the PM in the briefing further said, "After not taking part in the elections [on January' 5], the BNP itself has become rotten. But we [government] are keeping the BNP alive with formalin."
The BNP spokesperson said, "We want to equivocally say that the BNP is not run by anybody's mercy. The BNP is going ahead with the love and support of the people."
He alleged the prime minister's way of talking, use of words and attitude at the press briefing were devoid of political courtesy.
"She didn't hesitate to attack her political archrival, using indecent language. Her remarks have exposed her autocratic, dictatorial and fascist face."
Replying to the PM's comment that the BNP's birth was illegal, Fakhrul said the BNP was born through a democratic system and the Awa mi League was also reborn in the same democratic system after 1975.
Urging the government to hold a fresh election, Fakhrul said, "Let's see who is legal and who is illegal."
Fakhrul also claimed the BNP senior vice-chairman did not maintain a Facebook account or blog after his name.
"So, if anyone writes anything after his [Tarique] name in Facebook or blog, it will be considered neither by Tarique nor by the BNP," he added.