BNP asks govt to start talks with students

Delegation visits 2 city road crash victims’ families

The BNP secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, yesterday called upon the government to start a dialogue with students agitating in demand of safe roads while a delegation of five BNP leaders visited the house of the two city road crash victims’ families.  

"I'm calling upon the government to immediately resolve the emerging crisis through discussion with the agitating students," he said in a statement.   

Fakhrul demanded immediate resignation of shipping minister Shajahan Khan, an important transport leader, holding him responsible for the “prevailing anarchy in the transport sector”.

His comments came two days after two students were crushed to death and 13 others injured when a speeding bus hit them at Airport Road in the Kurmitola area. The accident brought students out on the streets in demand of stringent rodad safety measures.

The BNP leader said the government has totally failed in all sectors.

He also said the audacity of the miscreants sheltered by the government has endangered the lives of common people. The government has become desperate and engaged in anti-people activities, he added.

Fakhrul held the government responsible for the death of the innocent students.

He expressed regret over the shipping minister's recent comments on the death of the students. Fatal road accidents would continue to increase if the transport sector is allowed to be dominated by unskilled and unlicensed drivers pampered by the shipping minister, said Fakhrul.

He advised the government against any attack on the movement launched by students. He said the government has failed to feel the pulse of the people after the death of the two students and instead instigated some drivers to attack the protestung students.

Meanwhile, a BNP delegation five-member BNP team, led by Amanullah Aman visited the houses of Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib, who died in a road crash in the city, and consoled their bereaved family members, reports UNB.

The team first went to Mim's Mohakhali house around 7pm and talked to her parents and other family members, said BNP chairperson's media wing member Shamsuddin Didar.

Later, they went to Rajib's house at Ashkona around 8:30pm.

The four other BNP leaders are Fazlul Haque Milon, Nazimuddin Alam, Anisur Rahman Talukder Khokon and Shamsuzzaman Suruj.

 

BNP asks govt to start talks with students

Delegation visits 2 city road crash victims families

The BNP secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, yesterday called upon the government to start a dialogue with students agitating in demand of safe roads while a delegation of five BNP leaders visited the house of the two city road crash victims families. Im calling upon the government to immediately resolve the emerging crisis through discussion with the agitating students, he said in a statement. Fakhrul demanded immediate resignation of shipping minister Shajahan Khan, an important transport leader, holding him responsible for the prevailing anarchy in the transport sector. His comments came two days after two students were crushed to death and 13 others injured when a speeding bus hit them at Airport Road in the Kurmitola area. The accident brought students out on the streets in demand of stringent rodad safety measures. The BNP leader said the government has totally failed in all sectors. He also said the audacity of the miscreants sheltered by the government has endangered the lives of common people. The government has become desperate and engaged in anti-people activities, he added. Fakhrul held the government responsible for the death of the innocent students. He expressed regret over the shipping ministers recent comments on the death of the students. Fatal road accidents would continue to increase if the transport sector is allowed to be dominated by unskilled and unlicensed drivers pampered by the shipping minister, said Fakhrul. He advised the government against any attack on the movement launched by students. He said the government has failed to feel the pulse of the people after the death of the two students and instead instigated some drivers to attack the protestung students. Meanwhile, a BNP delegation five-member BNP team, led by Amanullah Aman visited the houses of Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib, who died in a road crash in the city, and consoled their bereaved family members, reports UNB. The team first went to Mims Mohakhali house around 7pm and talked to her parents and other family members, said BNP chairpersons media wing member Shamsuddin Didar. Later, they went to Rajibs house at Ashkona around 8:30pm. The four other BNP leaders are Fazlul Haque Milon, Nazimuddin Alam, Anisur Rahman Talukder Khokon and Shamsuzzaman Suruj.