Govt accused of threatening national security
Free Thinkers Forum, Bangladesh (FTF, B), a national think tank, organised the roundtable conference on 'Bangladesh under security threat'Speakers on Sunday at a roundtable in the capital said the Awami League Government itself insecure its position and also that of the nation by perusing a subservient policy depending mainly on India.
"A national security is a must to ensure the state-security," they said expressing their grave concern over the multiple-security-threats both internally and externally. A group of leading scholars, educationists, lawyers, politicians and professionals were addressing a roundtable discussion at the National Press Club in the capital yesterday afternoon.
Free Thinkers Forum, Bangladesh (FTF, B), a national think tank, organised the roundtable conference on 'Bangladesh under security threat' with FTF Chairman Jahangir Chowdhury in the chair.
Terming the incumbent Awami League Government a very weak one and dependent on the neighbouring country India, BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed, MP, said, "Such a weak Government with a subservient foreign policy, it would be very tough to ensure the state security."
He was very critical of government's secret deals with the Indian Government, what he mentioned, endangered the AL itself. "Day by day the security issue has become the main factor of the country now-a-days. Recent one $ billion
Treaty with the India, Tipaimukh Dam, aggression on the water bodies amid the violation of the water sharing issue between Bangladesh and India, law and order and less economic growth of the country have largely frustrated patriotic citizens," he observed.
On the democratic norms and values, the former Law Minister said, there is rule of law but the country is absolutely run by the Awami League style, where people's life and wealth are totally unsafe. The misrule of the present government has already crossed that of the 1972-75 tenure."
He blasted the government for its repressive activities on the opposition leaders and activists saying, "None is allowed to speak freely or criticize about any misdeeds of the ruling quarter." "Leaders and activities belonging to AL committed crimes but cases were lodged against BNP and Jamaat people," he added expressing his grave concern over frequent violation of human rights in the name of legal actions against opposition leaders and activists across the country.
Barrister Moudud said, the government has absolutely failed to ensure any sorts of development rather it is trying to divert people's attention through raising different controversial issues keeping people in dark about their multi-sufferings.
BNP standing committee member Lt General Mahbbur Rahman said, "The country has passed 40 years but our development is still remain questionable. Independence and sovereignty of the country are under threat. Democracy did not get any institutional shape till date."
He expressed his grave concern over the below standard life style of over six core people of the country.Former Army Chief also echoed to the opinion of the Maudud saying that Bangladesh now representing a subservient foreign policy. Referring to the security threat on water bodies, he said almost all rivers are facing security threats as India constructed dams on all rivers.
Journalist Sadek Khan observed that the ruling quarter is using the law for their own interest. "Mainly the government has become isolated from the countrymen. An undeclared emergency is going on across the countr ," he added.
Editor of The Naya Diganta Alamgir Mohiuddin apprehended that a dire consequence is waiting for the Bangladesh as Indian quarter has already hided in different areas across the country to serve their malafied intention.He called upon the patriotic people to become aware of them.
Editor of The New Nation Mostafa Kamal Majumder said that any move to distort the Constitution of 1991 might threaten democracy in the country.Among others, Professor Dr Tareq Shamsur Rahman of Jahangirnagar University, Former Secretary Barrister Haider Ali, BNP Executive Committee Member Ismail Hossain Bengal, Bangladesh Jatiya Party Secretary General Abu Naser Rahmatullah, Advocate Mohammad Tajul Islam, Former MP Advocate Ferdous Akhter Wahida, Journalist Mehedi Hasan Palash, Secretary General of National Awami Party (NAP) Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, and FTF Information and Publicity Secretary Hossain Md Shaifqur Rahman took part in the discussion.
"A national security is a must to ensure the state-security," they said expressing their grave concern over the multiple-security-threats both internally and externally. A group of leading scholars, educationists, lawyers, politicians and professionals were addressing a roundtable discussion at the National Press Club in the capital yesterday afternoon.
Free Thinkers Forum, Bangladesh (FTF, B), a national think tank, organised the roundtable conference on 'Bangladesh under security threat' with FTF Chairman Jahangir Chowdhury in the chair.
Terming the incumbent Awami League Government a very weak one and dependent on the neighbouring country India, BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed, MP, said, "Such a weak Government with a subservient foreign policy, it would be very tough to ensure the state security."
He was very critical of government's secret deals with the Indian Government, what he mentioned, endangered the AL itself. "Day by day the security issue has become the main factor of the country now-a-days. Recent one $ billion
Treaty with the India, Tipaimukh Dam, aggression on the water bodies amid the violation of the water sharing issue between Bangladesh and India, law and order and less economic growth of the country have largely frustrated patriotic citizens," he observed.
On the democratic norms and values, the former Law Minister said, there is rule of law but the country is absolutely run by the Awami League style, where people's life and wealth are totally unsafe. The misrule of the present government has already crossed that of the 1972-75 tenure."
He blasted the government for its repressive activities on the opposition leaders and activists saying, "None is allowed to speak freely or criticize about any misdeeds of the ruling quarter." "Leaders and activities belonging to AL committed crimes but cases were lodged against BNP and Jamaat people," he added expressing his grave concern over frequent violation of human rights in the name of legal actions against opposition leaders and activists across the country.
Barrister Moudud said, the government has absolutely failed to ensure any sorts of development rather it is trying to divert people's attention through raising different controversial issues keeping people in dark about their multi-sufferings.
BNP standing committee member Lt General Mahbbur Rahman said, "The country has passed 40 years but our development is still remain questionable. Independence and sovereignty of the country are under threat. Democracy did not get any institutional shape till date."
He expressed his grave concern over the below standard life style of over six core people of the country.Former Army Chief also echoed to the opinion of the Maudud saying that Bangladesh now representing a subservient foreign policy. Referring to the security threat on water bodies, he said almost all rivers are facing security threats as India constructed dams on all rivers.
Journalist Sadek Khan observed that the ruling quarter is using the law for their own interest. "Mainly the government has become isolated from the countrymen. An undeclared emergency is going on across the countr ," he added.
Editor of The Naya Diganta Alamgir Mohiuddin apprehended that a dire consequence is waiting for the Bangladesh as Indian quarter has already hided in different areas across the country to serve their malafied intention.He called upon the patriotic people to become aware of them.
Editor of The New Nation Mostafa Kamal Majumder said that any move to distort the Constitution of 1991 might threaten democracy in the country.Among others, Professor Dr Tareq Shamsur Rahman of Jahangirnagar University, Former Secretary Barrister Haider Ali, BNP Executive Committee Member Ismail Hossain Bengal, Bangladesh Jatiya Party Secretary General Abu Naser Rahmatullah, Advocate Mohammad Tajul Islam, Former MP Advocate Ferdous Akhter Wahida, Journalist Mehedi Hasan Palash, Secretary General of National Awami Party (NAP) Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan, and FTF Information and Publicity Secretary Hossain Md Shaifqur Rahman took part in the discussion.
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