Fakhrul says BNP not anti-Indian

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said they were not anti-Indian.
Pro-BNP intellectual Zafrullah Chowdhury, however, asked all to remain cautious about India.
They came up with the views addressing a discussion organised marking the launch of a book on the late president Ziaur Rahman, founder of BNP.
A website of Muktijuddho and Ziaur Rahman Gabeshana Parishad, organiser of the programme, was also launched.
Fakhrul questioned if he would become anti-Indian only by demanding just share of common river water.
‘I am never against India. We are not against the people of India if our rights are not snatched away,’ Fakhrul said.
He said that the prime minister could not realise the rights of people during her visit to India.
Fakhrul said some had assured that Bangladesh would soon receive water of the River Teesta but that hope vanished after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks made on Tuesday.
He said Mamata said it was out of question to share Teesta water with Bangladesh as there was no water in the river.
Gonoshashthya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury, known as pro-BNP professional, called for remaining cautious about India, otherwise people would suffer.
He said late president Ziaur Rahman had understood that people needed to stay cautious in order for Bangladesh to survive as an independent and sovereign country.
So he (Zia) had stressed the need for building national militia imparting training to students of schools and colleges, he said.
Zafrullah urged BNP leaders and activists that movement would not take place if they did not understand Zia.
He said Zia had formed a commission for development of women and formed the party’s charter to place women in good number.
Outspoken Zafrullah said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was not following Zia as she (Khaleda) kept ‘only one woman’ in the party’s standing committee. 
Khaleda was now the only one woman in the party’s 19-member standing committee while three posts remained vacant.
BNP secretary general Fakhrul once again asked the government to raise the issue at the United Nations for ensuring Bangladesh’s due share of water of common rivers with India. 

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