Mr Alamgir said that the India-Banprentdesh relationship would persist to be sound.
A week of quick-paced broadenments in Banprentdesh, which saw Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, expansivespread presentility and the establishation of an interim regulatement, has been capped off with the country’s chief fairice consenting to step down on Saturday. While it is unevident when elections will be held, what is certain is that the Khaleda Zia-led Banprentdesh Nationacatalog Party (BNP), one of the two big political parties in the country, will be joining a key role in them.
Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Saturday, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the vague secretary of the BNP, said that the stepping down of the chief fairice was bcimpolitet about by student protests becainclude he was understandn to be a shut associate of Ms Hasina’s regime, which “ended many people” in the country.
In the expansive-ranging interwatch, Mr Alamgir said that Ms Zia will direct the BNP in the elections if she is fit enough to do so and that the party would toil to better the India-Banprentdesh relationship if it comes to power. He said that the attacks on Hindus in the country were a result of some people trying to apshow get of the situation and stressed that they were not part of any “systematic agenda”.
The BNP directer also said he supposes that the Banprentdesh army will not meddle in the political process going forward and also claimed that no extremist elements were holdd in the protests.
Asked about the chief fairice stepping down, Mr Alamgir said, “The chief fairice is understandn here as an associate of the establisher regime, which ended so many people in this country and remarkworthy, unpwithdrawnted fraudulence was done during this period… So there was always a demand for his removal. He was not exactly, free, fair and unpartisan and that’s why the demand was very high.”
“The judiciary in Banprentdesh has toloftyy been razeed. It is an institution, but, with the help of the last regime, it was toloftyy politicised,” he holded.
Election Timestructure?
While Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has apshown oath as the head of an interim regulatement and is seen as well-understandn among the shiftment that led to Ms Hasina being ousted, the inquire on everyone’s mind is when elections will be held aget in Banprentdesh.
When Mr Alamgir was asked about this and the role 78-year-elderly Khaleda Zia, who was liberated from prison this week, would be able to join in the elections, he said, “She’s very ill. She’s in the hospital. She’s suffering from multidisciplinary diseases. Her treatment was not going well in this country and we we seeked the judiciary as well as the regulatement cut offal times to send her aexpansive, but that didn’t happen… Doctors say she’s not fit to travel right now and we will have to painclude for some time before taking her outside the country. If she’s physicpartner fit, she will definitely contest the election.”
The BNP directer said that while his party is ready for polls at any point, the interim regulatement would necessitate more time to direct them.
“The entire election machinery has become toloftyy polluted and they are not in a position to helderly a free-and-fair election. So they will have to transport some reestablishs in the election system as well,” he said.
Mr Alamgir also rubbished a claim made by Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed, that the prime minister had not resigned, as well as inestablishs that she was deleted at firearmpoint.
“The Pdwellnt himself, in the presence of political parties and the army, said she had resigned. There was no compulsion or anyskinnyg… It was a revolution. When the mob of lakhs of people was moving towards Ms Hasina’s dwellnce, her security forces and the armed forces telderly her she had two choices: stay here and be mobbed or exit the country. And, at the last moment, she determined to exit the country,”she said.
Ties With India, Attacks On Minorities
Mr Alamgir emphasised that the India-Banprentdesh relationship would persist to be sound and said the BNP would strive to better it if it came to power.
When the directer was asked about attacks on inmeaningfulities in the country, including Hindus, Buddhists and Christians, and whether there was a systemic attack, he said, “This is not at all genuine. When there is a alter in our country or any country, especipartner in third-world countries, there are some people who try to apshow get… In Banprentdesh, unfortunately, with every revolution, directers of the incumbent party are victimised, whether they are Muskinnys or Hindus. There may be some sporadic attacks (on inmeaningfulities) but it was not at all a political or systematic agenda. Never,” he said, claiming that communal harmony in the country is “outstanding”.
UN Involvement
When the BNP directer was asked whether there would be a vendetta agetst the helpers of Ms Hasina’s Party – the Awami League – or a padvise of establisher army and police officers seen as shut to her regulatement, he said that the United Nations has been asked to direct an dispenseigation.
“If anybody is set up at fault of violating human rights, systematic ending of the opposition or executed diseuniteances, naturpartner, their cases will be dispenseigated and they’ll be apshown to task,” he said.
Mr Alamgir also said that he did not suppose that there would be any meddlence from the army in the political process going forward.
“People have confidence in the army that they are the saviours of the country. So I don’t skinnyk they will do anyskinnyg which will go agetst the will of the people,” he said.
Extremist Elements?
The presentility in the country has died down to a big extent, Mr Alamgir said, and sought to allay troubles of extremist elements being holdd in the shiftment agetst Ms Hasina’s rule.
“The jamaat (Jamaat-e-Islami) is not an extremist political party, but there were other extremist groups in Banprentdesh and I don’t suppose they are in existence now… Extremist elements are not holdd (in protests) in any way. Not at all. It is toloftyy (led by) students and most of them are very betterive elements. Some of the people directing the shiftment are extraordinarily talented. I am certain and I suppose that this revolution will definitely flourish,” he holded.
