Recently ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina is conspiring against the country from Delhi, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
"Awami League government's rule has been one of oppression against the people of Bangladesh. Now Sheikh Hasina is conspiring against the people from Delhi," he said speaking at a party meeting in Syedpur on Wednesday (14 August).
Fakhrul claimed that Sheikh Hasina's departure from the country, amid the bloodshed of students and citizens, was an attempt to escape accountability.
He warned that on 15 August, Awami League supporters might resort to violence to reinstate Hasina, urging the public to resist these plans.
The BNP leader also addressed recent legal actions against Hasina, including the arrest of two individuals linked to murder allegations.
He expressed confidence that all those involved in the crimes would be apprehended.
Mirza Fakhrul emphasised the need for party unity and mobilisation, urging members to work together with students and the public to challenge the current government.
The meeting, held at the BNP’s Syedpur district office, was presided over by BNP’s district president, Professor Abdul Gafur, and attended by notable figures including Shahin Akhtar, Bilkis Islam, Ershad Hossain Pappu, and Shaukat Chowdhury.
During the session, Fakhrul also paid tribute to those killed in the quota reform movement and extended condolences to the injured.
Earlier in the day, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that a malicious campaign of minority persecution is being propagated to overshadow the sacrifices made by students and the general populace.
"Both domestic and foreign conspirators are colluding to obliterate the sacrifices of students and the public by fabricating stories of minority persecution," he said in a meeting with journalists held at his residence in Kalibari, Thakurgaon.
He emphasised that the events of 5 August, which culminated in the fall of the government, were entirely political in nature, and bore no religious undertones.
The subsequent incidents, he insisted, cannot be characterised as acts of minority persecution.
Mirza Fakhrul further accused a faction, along with elements of the ousted ruling class, of orchestrating various staged events.
He cited a recent gathering of 300-400 people in Baliadangi, claiming it to be a scripted drama. He added that if any members of his party were found to be involved in such activities, the administration had been urged to take appropriate action.
During the meeting, the BNP's district vice-president, general secretary Mirza Faisal Amin, Panchagarh district BNP member secretary Farhad Hossain Azad, and other leaders and activists of the district BNP and affiliated organisations were present.
