Coup Attempt Foiled
Army's role hailed
Railways Minister Suranjit Sengupta yesterday congratulated the government and Bangladesh Army for making public the facts behind a foiled coup attempt.
“Many coup attempts were foiled in the history of Bangladesh. But no government ever showed this much courage to disclose it.
“By disclosing the facts of the recent coup attempt, the government created a new history,” he commented.
Addressing as chief guest a discussion at Jatiya Press Club in the city, Suranjit said, “The government again proved that people are the ultimate source of power in a democratic society and they (people) should be informed of every incident.”
Bangabandhu Academy organised the discussion marking Shaheed Asad Day, the 43rd death anniversary of Asaduzzaman who died in 1969 after Pakistan's security forces fired into a protest march he was leading on Dhaka's streets.
Suranjit, also an advisory council member of the ruling Awami League, said as the war crimes trial gains momentum, an ongoing conspiracy to overthrow the democratic government intensifies.
Today the country is divided into two parts, one loyal to the spirit of the War of Liberation and the other to the defeated forces of the War of Liberation. This division is being reflected in every sector of the administration, he added.
Suranjit termed Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's recent remark that army officers are disappearing as a “provocative statement”.
The veteran AL leader called on the country's progressive forces and countrymen to unite against all forms of conspiracy against the war crimes trial.
Suranjit also criticised some members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) for torturing a Bangladeshi youth in the border. “Such attitude by the border force (BSF) is intolerable.”
Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon, who also congratulated Bangladesh Army, said a vested quarter is always active in disrupting democracy in Bangladesh.
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