Move to remove Zia grave to be resisted: BNP

BNP yesterday warned that it will resist the government’s any plot to remove its founder Ziaur Rahman’s grave from parliament area at any cost, reports UNB. Speaking at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also said taking any move to relocate Zia’s grave by the government is tantamount to signing its fall willingly. "Eexperts have said it’s not possible to fully implement parliament’s original design made by Louis I Kahn. Even though the current illegal regime is making a blueprint to remove Independence proclaimer Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam’s grave from there,” he said. Rizvi further said, “We would like to unequivocally say that people won’t allow the government to implement its blueprint. The nationalist forces will resist the move with its all strengths. We’ll thwart the conspiracy at any cost.”
The Housing and Public Works Minister last year announced to remove eight graves, including BNP founder Zia’s one, and some other establishments, set up in the parliament area reshaping the original design by Louis I Kahn. Later, the government took the initiative to bring the original design from the USA. Louis I Kahn’s original design reached Dhaka on Thursday from the US’ Pennsylvania University. Asked what programme their party will take if the government takes initiative to relocate Zia’s grave, Rizvi said their party policymakers will work out it.
He, however, voiced doubt whether the design brought from the USA is original one or not. The BNP leader also wanted to know as to why the government is showing so much seriousness about implementing the design made with the initiative of then Pakistani dictator Ayub Khan. He said the government’s move to implement Louis I Kahn’s design is nothing but a conspiracy against Zia’s grave. “It’s also exposed the Prime Minister’s vindictive attitude. She wants to push the nation towards an evil consequence.”

Move to remove Zia grave to be resisted: BNP

BNP yesterday warned that it will resist the governments any plot to remove its founder Ziaur Rahmans grave from parliament area at any cost, reports UNB. Speaking at a press briefing at BNPs Nayapaltan central office, party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also said taking any move to relocate Zias grave by the government is tantamount to signing its fall willingly. Eexperts have said its not possible to fully implement parliaments original design made by Louis I Kahn. Even though the current illegal regime is making a blueprint to remove Independence proclaimer Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttams grave from there, he said. Rizvi further said, We would like to unequivocally say that people wont allow the government to implement its blueprint. The nationalist forces will resist the move with its all strengths. Well thwart the conspiracy at any cost. The Housing and Public Works Minister last year announced to remove eight graves, including BNP founder Zias one, and some other establishments, set up in the parliament area reshaping the original design by Louis I Kahn. Later, the government took the initiative to bring the original design from the USA. Louis I Kahns original design reached Dhaka on Thursday from the US Pennsylvania University. Asked what programme their party will take if the government takes initiative to relocate Zias grave, Rizvi said their party policymakers will work out it. He, however, voiced doubt whether the design brought from the USA is original one or not. The BNP leader also wanted to know as to why the government is showing so much seriousness about implementing the design made with the initiative of then Pakistani dictator Ayub Khan. He said the governments move to implement Louis I Kahns design is nothing but a conspiracy against Zias grave. Its also exposed the Prime Ministers vindictive attitude. She wants to push the nation towards an evil consequence.