The acting secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Sunday said the US state department's assessment of the human rights situation in Bangladesh reflected what his party had been saying about incidents of rights violations here.
'Now, our prime task is to restore democracy. The government's interference and politicisation has called the independence of the administration and judiciary into question. Human rights are being grossly violated,' said Fakhrul after placing wreaths at the grave of the party's founder Ziaur Rahman.
Fakhrul visited Zia's grave after taking charge of the BNP's acting secretary general. The party's top policymaking body, the standing committee, on April 6, gave him the charge after the death of its secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain.
The party standing committee member, Moudud Ahmed, alleged that the judiciary was being used as a tool for human rights violation. He cited the eviction of BNP chief Khaleda Zia from the cantonment house and removal of Grameen Bank managing director Muha-mmad Yunus by putting the gun on the court's shoulders.
Source: New Age
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