BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the government has lied about various agreements with India including the railway corridor. They have always resorted to deception. Through this they tried to befool the people.
He made this comment in response to the questions of journalists after paying respects at the grave of late President Ziaur Rahman in Sher-e-bangla Nagar on Monday (July 1) afternoon.
The BNP Secretary General said that if India will use the railway line on the country's soil, there will be no interest in Bangladesh. This government has given India a share in all air-land-sea routes of the country. No objection, we don't mind the connectivity. What Bangladesh got is the main thing. We have not got anything here because of this compromise or corridor.
On Monday afternoon, a group of lawyers led by the newly appointed president of the Nationalist Lawyers Forum Zainal Abedin laid wreaths at the late leader's grave.
Mirza Fakhrul said, Bangladesh will become dependent on India in a short period of time. It has been proven. I did not get a fair share of the water of the common rivers of Bangladesh; I did not get the Teesta river water. Border killings are not stopping; no transparent measures have been taken to address the trade deficit.
At that time, Nationalist Lawyers Forum Vice- President Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, General Secretary Qaiser Kamal, Masud Ahmed Talukder, Badruddoza Badal, Ruhul Quddus Kajal, Khorshed Alam, Iqbal Hossain, Gazi Kamrul Islam Sajal, Sagir Hossain Leon and others were present.