The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, yesterday accused the government of pampering militants by blaming opposition for any incident of secret killing.
“The responsible ministers of the government have so far failed to take any effective steps to unearth the real mystery behind the killings. They’re only blaming the opposition,” Alamgir said, adding: “We fear that the government is trying to seriously destabilise the country using it (secret killing) to prolong its illegal power. We strongly condemned such a move.”
Fakhrul demanded the government reveal the real reason behind the spate of secret killings and bring those involved in the incidents to justice.
He said secret killing has now appeared as a deep crisis in the country as many people are being subjected to it regularly. “Most people of all communities and faiths are getting killed and coming under attacks.”
The BNP leader said the common people and children are being killed as the government has failed to ensure public security. “Even, the wife of a police official was also killed in broad daylight.”
Referring to newspaper reports that 48 people were killed in the last 18 days, he said it manifests secret killing is gradually increasing. “The government has failed to control such incidents as it is least bothered about public security and welfare. Their only concern is to hang onto power by any means.”