BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday has released a correction of his statement over the removal of Sheikh Mujib's portrait from the Drabar Hall of Bangabhaban, reports The Business Standard.
“News is being published about my statement where I was quoted as saying Sheikh Mujib's photo should not have been removed from Bangabhaban. I thought the photo was removed from Bangabhaban's Darbar Hall, where all the presidents' pictures are kept, but [I later came to know] the photo was removed from some other office room,” clarified Rizvi in a second statement on Tuesday noon.
“Sheikh Hasina's fascist regime had made it mandatory to display Sheikh Mujib's portrait. Fascist laws cannot have any effectiveness. Signs of misrule should not be kept everywhere in offices and courts. I apologise for the unwanted statement,” reads the statement.
Earlier, Rizvi said, “Earlier, Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed removed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s photo from Bangabhaban. But Ziaur Rahman replaced it.”
He said, “We have to recognise them who contributed to the nation. History and the people of the country will decide on allegations of crimes against them. BNP is not a narrow-minded party like Awami League. Taking down Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's photo from Bangabhaban was not the right decision.”
On Monday, Adviser Mahfuj Alam informed that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s photo was removed from Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall.
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