BNP leaders also allege the activists of anti-government political parties were subject to flagrant violation of human rights and political persecution during the tenures of the former army and police chiefs. Many political activists were victims of enforced disappearance and many were even maimed due to torture.
The United States imposed sanctions on former IGP Benazir when he was the director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). Meanwhile, former army chief Aziz Ahmed was sanctioned by the US on 20 May. Since then, BNP leaders have been criticising these two former top officials.
Top BNP leaders termed the proposed national budget, unveiled in the parliament on Thursday, for this fiscal as a fresh plan to loot the country. They remarked how those wallowing in corruption can ensure social safety for people and decrease the prices of essentials.
“We have become exasperated, speaking about the corruption of this government. This corruption is responsible for the ongoing economic crisis in the country. Whoever takes responsibility comes out a thief,” Mirza Fakhrul told Prothom Alo.