Ziaur Rahman will remain a hero, he cannot be made a villain: energy minister
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has said that as long as Bangladesh's history remains, November 7 will remain. Ziaur Rahman will remain a hero. He cannot be made a villain.
The minister made these remarks as the chief guest at a discussion meeting organised by the district administration at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium in Sirajganj town on Saturday, marking the November 7 National Revolution and Solidarity Day.
Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku said Khaled Mosharraf was a villain on August 15, and he was a villain on November 7 as well.
The minister said Ziaur Rahman built the economic, political and social foundations of Bengal. He believed in inclusive politics. The Awami League was there, and so was Jamaat-e-Islami.
The minister said Jamaat-e-Islami was against independence. Even so, Ziaur Rahman gave them permission.
He further said the March 7 speech did not liberate the people of the country; the common people of this country liberated it.
The programme was chaired by Sirajganj Deputy Commissioner Md Aminul Islam. District Council Administrator Saiful Islam, Superintendent of Police Saiful Islam Santu and District BNP General Secretary Saidur Rahman Bachchu also spoke at the event.
On the occasion of National Revolution and Solidarity Day, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold a procession this afternoon. Led by party Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the procession will begin from in front of the BNP central office at Nayapaltan. Before that, he will speak at a rally organised there.
