Govt suffering from 'Khaleda, Tarique phobia'

The government has been suffering from a "phobia" of Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman as minsters are spreading propaganda about the BNP chief's visit to the UK and her return home, claimed BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday.  

"The ruling party blames Khaleda Zia and her elder son Tarique Rahman for anything bad that happens in the country…..," Nazrul said while addressing a doa mahfil at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office.  

"The government knows very well that the BNP chairperson went to London for treatment. Still the prime minister, ministers and Awami League leaders are spreading propaganda," he added. 

Meanwhile, BNP Spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon in a statement called upon the government not to harass its political opponent in the name of enquiry into the murders of two foreign nationals.

KHALEDA'S RETURN

Party insiders and family sources of Khaleda Zia said the BNP chief is likely to return to Dhaka on October 21 or later this month.

"The doctors have removed cataract from one of her [Khaleda] eyes. But considering her physical condition, she is still undecided whether she will undergo another operation to remove cataract in her other eye," a BNP leader staying in London told The Daily Star recently.