Ziaur Rahman’s ‘Peyare Pakistan’ tune nonetheless performed by BNP: Bangladesh PM

Former Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman’s ‘Peyare Pakistan’ sentiment continues to be adopted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), stated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (File photograph)

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stated the “Peyare Pakistan” (Pakistan, O beloved) tone set by former President Ziaur Rahman continues to be being relayed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and is obvious in a speech delivered by one in every of its activists.

Speaking on the parliament, she additionally slammed BNP leaders and activists for nonetheless upholding the “slave-of-Pakistan attitude displayed by its founding father Zia.”

Her remarks have been in response to the parliament speak delivered by BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid who opposed the popularity of ‘Joy Bangla’ because the nationwide slogan.

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Coming down closely on Ziaur Rahman and his followers for churning out pro-Pakistan and anti-liberation narratives, Hasina stated, “BNP doesn’t believe in the spirit of the Liberation War.”

The prime minister accused Ziaur Rahman of murdering her father, additionally the daddy of the nation, Bangabandhu, and his household in 1975, saying, “If he (Zia) is not involved, why did Mushtaq make him the chief of the army immediately? They destroyed the spirit of independence. They forbade the historic ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan. They forbade uttering the name of Bangabandhu.”

She concluded her speech by thanking the nation for the popularity of ‘Joy Bangla’ because the nationwide slogan.