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'No reason to give away our land'

BNP says on reports of India seeking land for Agartala airport

UNB, Dhaka
BNP yesterday said there is no reason for Bangladesh to provide its land to India in Brahmanbaria to expand Agartala airport.
"There have been media reports about it (India's desire to use Bangladeshi land in Brahmanbaria). We're closely observing the matter," said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, while talking to reporters after placing wreaths at BNP founder Ziaur Rahman's grave along with leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal, marking its 39th founding anniversary.
He further said, "Bangladesh government hasn't agreed yet, and there's no question of providing any land. There's no reason to give our land to any other country."
Media reports say India wants a piece of Bangladesh's land in Brahmanbaria to expand the Agartala airport, but the country is yet to make any proposal in this regard.
Fakhrul said their party is "not optimistic" about getting any positive outcome to resolve the outstanding problems with India from the visit of its External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
"We've been hearing for 10 to 12 years that the Awami League government's relation with India has reached the highest level, but we still didn't get the fair share of water from the Teesta River. Border killing could not be stopped as no step has been taken to remove the trade deficit with India," he said.
The BNP leader said no pending issue of Bangladesh with India has so far been resolved. But India has always ensured its interests. "That is why we cannot be optimistic and we also don't expect much from this visit," he added.
S Jaishankar was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka last night, to discuss bilateral issues and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming visit to India.
Fakhrul also protested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's remark involving Zia with the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975 -- saying the ruling party is trying to distort history.
"It is historical fact that Ziaur Rahman was in no way involved with the assassination. Their people (AL leaders) were involved with it (the murder of Bangabandhu). Those who formed the government and parliament after the assassination were involved with it," he observed.
The BNP leader criticised Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun for accusing BNP of being involved in the rawhide debacle following Eid-ul-Azha, and said the minister made such an imprudent comment to hide his failure.
"There's no representative of people both in the government and parliament. The unelected ministers have nothing to do except making unguarded remarks.”
The BNP leader alleged that the government is trying to be the 'master1 of people by eliminating politics and political parties. "They want the country to be run by a single party, but people won't let it happen." He warned that people will surely restore democracy in the country through a movement as they did in the past.