Staff Correspondent, Dhaka
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that some political parties are trying to exploit the murder incident in front of Mitford Hospital on Wednesday.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Uttara Free Medical Camp on Saturday, he said: “One or two political parties are trying to politicize the incident by adding colour to it. They are holding rallies trying to blame BNP. But unlike Sheikh Hasina, we did not remain silent. We took swift action, expelled those involved, and condemned the incident. So why are you protesting now? Clearly, to gain political advantage.”
Rizvi further says: “A heartbreaking incident took place in front of Mitford Hospital last Wednesday. It is the responsibility of law enforcement to uncover the truth behind the incident. However, those from BNP-affiliated organizations whose names have surfaced were expelled for life the very same night.”
He alleged: “BNP is a large family. Occasionally, one or two wrongdoers may slip in through the cracks. But the party or Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has never hesitated to take action against such individuals.”
“The night before last, there was a clash between two BNP groups in Sujanagar, Pabna. The individuals involved were expelled that very night. The Mitford incident is also not political—it was a personal business dispute. The clash was over a scrap business. There had been a long-standing conflict between the victim and the attackers. It had nothing to do with the party’s ideology or positions. Neither the metropolitan nor central leadership was aware of the issue,” Rizvi said.
He further stated: “Those involved in the clash or murder will not be spared by the party. Even if they go underground, they will be brought to justice and given exemplary punishment, so that such incidents do not occur in the future.”
Addressing a particular political party, he added: “We haven’t forgotten the incidents where students at Rajshahi University or Chittagong University had their tendons cut, or where a Chhatra Dal leader was abducted from a bus and murdered in Binodpur village. People haven’t forgotten your brutality.
