BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that the interim government advisers are trying to create a division between the anti-fascist movement and the recent July-August uprising.
"The July-August uprising is the final manifestation of the movement that the pro-democracy political parties, led by BNP, carried out for 15 years," he said.
The BNP leader came up with the remarks while addressing a human-chain programme in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office, organised by the Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal, demanding the trial of those responsible for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Achia in Magura. He said many BNP leaders and workers, including Ilias Ali, had been subjected to enforced disappearances over the past 15 years for speaking up in favour of free and fair elections and for seeking to liberate Bangladesh from fascism.
"Finally, children, youths and teenagers sacrificed their lives in July-August and ousted Sheikh Hasina. So, I would like to ask the advisers, why are you drawing a dividing line between this 15-16-year movement and the July-August movement?" Rizvi said. "UNB
