Salman F Rahman conspiring against country from jail: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today alleged that jailed Awami League leader and businessman Salman F Rahman is making nefarious efforts from jail to destabilise the country amid the government’s inaction.
Speaking to reporters at the BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, he also expressed concern, stating that some advisers to the interim government, including Ali Imam Majumder and the chief adviser’s special assistant Khoda Baksh Chowdhury, are playing a mysterious role in taking a position against the democratic forces.
“We have heard that Khoda Baksh is taking a stand against those who were deprived and sympathetic to the movement. They are being targeted and removed. It is a very mysterious matter,” the BNP leader said.
He said it seems that Khoda Baksh and some advisers are taking such steps to implement a sinister plan.
“Salman F Rahman, sitting in jail, is devising various evil plans and schemes. However, we have not seen any action taken in this regard. We’re receiving evidence that Salman F Rahman is living like a king inside the prison and is orchestrating all the plans from there,” the BNP leader said.
He also alleged that Salman, the former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has played a role in destabilising the garment sector, as most of the garment owners are in favour of Awami fascism.
“We have not seen any action concerning these matters. How are they carrying out activities from inside the jail?” Rizvi questioned.
He said BNP is getting worried over the actions of some advisers, as they go against the original spirit of the mass movement.
He said Khoda Baksh was a former inspector general of police (IGP). “But what role did he play in the last 15 years? Does Khoda Baksh hold the spirit of the democratic movement? He doesn’t. He is trying to appear impartial. You were the IGP during BNP’s tenure—what did you do then? It was because of people like you the 1/11 political changeover occurred, and undemocratic power took over.”
Rizvi claimed that Ali Imam Majumder, upon becoming an adviser, appointed deputy commissioners (DCs) who were supportive of Awami fascism.
He questioned Ali Imam Majumder’s role over the past 15 years, stating that he never spoke in favour of democracy or the July-August movement.