Govt deceiving people over Padma project: Fakhrul
Country’s number person shelters Buet VC, he says
Dhaka, July 13 (UNB) – BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is deceiving people over Padma Bridge to hide its corruption in the project.
“The government is trying to make people fool and hush up corruption in the Padma Bridge project,” he said while addressing a discussion as the chief guest.
Bangladesh People's League organised the event at the National Press Club, marking its 36th founding anniversary.
Addressing the discussion, Fakhrul renewed the demand for making public the names of the five people charged with corruption by the World Bank in the Padma Bridge project.
“We came to know that the names of five people, including former communications minister, communications secretary, project director and two other persons, were there in the letters sent by the WB. This information might be wrong… So, disclose the contents of the letters. You won’t be able to make people fool resorting to falsehood,” he said.
Reacting to the Prime Minister’s question how the corruption took place when no fund was released, the BNP leader said the CEO of Canadian company SNC-Lavalin admitted that they had given bribe to get appointment as a consultant for the bridge project.
Raising the question while addressing the inaugural session of the National Council 2012 of Awami Swechchhasebak League on Wednesday, the premier said the World Bank cancelled its US$ 1.2 billion loan to Bangladesh for Padma Bridge although they did not release even a single taka.
About the ongoing Buet crisis, he said the government has shattered the academic atmosphere in the country’s highest educational institutions through appointing party men.
“The government has appointed the VC and the Pro-VC to a disciplined educational institution like Buet on political consideration. They are not resigning though teachers-and students of the university are staging a united movement demanding their removal. They are showing the stubbornness as they’ve got the shelter of the country’s number one powerful person,” Fakhrul said.
This situation will not improve until this government is ousted, he said, adding that a tougher movement will have to be launched to establish people’s democratic rights, including the right to vote.
Terming the government a cheat, the BNP spokesman said it could not even fulfill a single election pledge.
“The government is trying to make people fool and hush up corruption in the Padma Bridge project,” he said while addressing a discussion as the chief guest.
Bangladesh People's League organised the event at the National Press Club, marking its 36th founding anniversary.
Addressing the discussion, Fakhrul renewed the demand for making public the names of the five people charged with corruption by the World Bank in the Padma Bridge project.
“We came to know that the names of five people, including former communications minister, communications secretary, project director and two other persons, were there in the letters sent by the WB. This information might be wrong… So, disclose the contents of the letters. You won’t be able to make people fool resorting to falsehood,” he said.
Reacting to the Prime Minister’s question how the corruption took place when no fund was released, the BNP leader said the CEO of Canadian company SNC-Lavalin admitted that they had given bribe to get appointment as a consultant for the bridge project.
Raising the question while addressing the inaugural session of the National Council 2012 of Awami Swechchhasebak League on Wednesday, the premier said the World Bank cancelled its US$ 1.2 billion loan to Bangladesh for Padma Bridge although they did not release even a single taka.
About the ongoing Buet crisis, he said the government has shattered the academic atmosphere in the country’s highest educational institutions through appointing party men.
“The government has appointed the VC and the Pro-VC to a disciplined educational institution like Buet on political consideration. They are not resigning though teachers-and students of the university are staging a united movement demanding their removal. They are showing the stubbornness as they’ve got the shelter of the country’s number one powerful person,” Fakhrul said.
This situation will not improve until this government is ousted, he said, adding that a tougher movement will have to be launched to establish people’s democratic rights, including the right to vote.
Terming the government a cheat, the BNP spokesman said it could not even fulfill a single election pledge.
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