Info minister criticises BNP

Information Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said it is known to all that the key task of BNP’s alternative powerhouse ‘Hawa Bhaban’ was to impose 10 per cent ‘toll’ on business during the BNP-Jamaat regime.  “When BNP was in power, they ran a ‘parallel’ government creating the “Hawa

Bhaban” and its main task was to impose 10 per cent toll on business,” he said. The minister said this while talking to journalists after addressing the first founding anniversary programme of the Dainik Somoyer Alo at the Officers’ Club in the city.

Dr Hasan said the US intelligence agency FBI gave testimony on corruption of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, elder son of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who has been awarded 10-year imprisonment in graft cases.

He said BNP chairperson, who is also a convict of graft cases, had ‘whitened black money’ giving fine.

Khaleda’s another son Arafat Rahman Koko’s laundered money was brought back from Singapore, he said, adding that these incidents were unearthed by foreign intelligence agencies and not by the government.  “So, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s remark on corruption is applicable for their own party leaders,” he said.

Info minister criticises BNP

Information Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said it is known to all that the key task of BNPs alternative powerhouse Hawa Bhaban was to impose 10 per cent toll on business during the BNP-Jamaat regime. When BNP was in power, they ran a parallel government creating the Hawa Bhaban and its main task was to impose 10 per cent toll on business, he said. The minister said this while talking to journalists after addressing the first founding anniversary programme of the Dainik Somoyer Alo at the Officers Club in the city. Dr Hasan said the US intelligence agency FBI gave testimony on corruption of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, elder son of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who has been awarded 10-year imprisonment in graft cases. He said BNP chairperson, who is also a convict of graft cases, had whitened black money giving fine. Khaledas another son Arafat Rahman Kokos laundered money was brought back from Singapore, he said, adding that these incidents were unearthed by foreign intelligence agencies and not by the government. So, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgirs remark on corruption is applicable for their own party leaders, he said.