Attack on Khaleda motorcade

It might be staged: AL

Ruling Awami League (AL) leaders have expressed doubts that the attack on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade on Saturday might be a ‘drama’ staged by BNP leaders and activists. “The attack on the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s motorcade is certainly condemnable. But I think the attack might be a drama of Khaleda,” AL joint general secretary Abdur Rahman told The Independent yesterday over the phone. He also said the law enforcement agencies should investigate the incident to find out whether it was staged by BNP leaders and workers in a bid to get people’s sympathy.

Earlier, BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s motorcade, heading towards Cox’s Bazar, had come under attack at Feni on Saturday afternoon. At least 15 to 20 cars of the BNP chairperson’s convoy—mostly of various media outlets—were vandalised and several newsmen were injured in the attack, when a group of 40 to 50 miscreants armed with sticks, machetes and firearms, launched the attack on the tail end of Khaleda’s convoy around 4:30pm, shortly after it had crossed the Fatepur level-crossing in Feni.

 Meanwhile, AL general secretary Obaidul Quader, at a programme in Sylhet yesterday, criticized BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for going to visit the Rohingyas by road instead of taking a flight.

 He alleged that Khaleda Zia was conspiring to capture power by creating anarchy in the country. She wanted to fish in the troubled water, but her dream would not succeed, he added.

 “Khaleda Zia will have to face befitting treatment, if she creates an untoward and provocative situation in the name of visiting the Rohingas in Cox’s Bazar,” warned Hasan Mahmud, AL’s publicity and publication affairs secretary.

 He said this in a human chain programme held in front of the Chittagong Press Club around Saturday noon.

Earlier in the day, local activists of the ruling AL and its front organisations attacked BNP activists, who had lined up along the road in Comilla. Later, police brought the situation under control.

 Khaleda Zia started for Chittagong early on Saturday, as she embarked on a four-day tour of Cox’s Bazar to meet the Rohingya refugees.

Attack on Khaleda motorcade

It might be staged: AL

Ruling Awami League (AL) leaders have expressed doubts that the attack on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zias motorcade on Saturday might be a drama staged by BNP leaders and activists. The attack on the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zias motorcade is certainly condemnable. But I think the attack might be a drama of Khaleda, AL joint general secretary Abdur Rahman told The Independent yesterday over the phone. He also said the law enforcement agencies should investigate the incident to find out whether it was staged by BNP leaders and workers in a bid to get peoples sympathy. Earlier, BNP chief Khaleda Zias motorcade, heading towards Coxs Bazar, had come under attack at Feni on Saturday afternoon. At least 15 to 20 cars of the BNP chairpersons convoymostly of various media outletswere vandalised and several newsmen were injured in the attack, when a group of 40 to 50 miscreants armed with sticks, machetes and firearms, launched the attack on the tail end of Khaledas convoy around 4:30pm, shortly after it had crossed the Fatepur level-crossing in Feni. Meanwhile, AL general secretary Obaidul Quader, at a programme in Sylhet yesterday, criticized BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for going to visit the Rohingyas by road instead of taking a flight. He alleged that Khaleda Zia was conspiring to capture power by creating anarchy in the country. She wanted to fish in the troubled water, but her dream would not succeed, he added. Khaleda Zia will have to face befitting treatment, if she creates an untoward and provocative situation in the name of visiting the Rohingas in Coxs Bazar, warned Hasan Mahmud, ALs publicity and publication affairs secretary. He said this in a human chain programme held in front of the Chittagong Press Club around Saturday noon. Earlier in the day, local activists of the ruling AL and its front organisations attacked BNP activists, who had lined up along the road in Comilla. Later, police brought the situation under control. Khaleda Zia started for Chittagong early on Saturday, as she embarked on a four-day tour of Coxs Bazar to meet the Rohingya refugees.