Removal of "except Israel" from passports exposed govt’s amoral position: BNP
BNP Secretary Standard Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the silence of the house Ministry on the problem of removing the words “except Israel” from Bangladeshi passports has exhibited the government’s amoral position.
“The ban on happen to be Israel from Bangladeshi passports has been lifted at the same time when the Palestinian town of Gaza has turned into a death valley following Israeli airstrikes. The community conscience offers upended with this,” he said.
The BNP head said the Israeli government through a tweet welcomed removing the travel ban on the country by the Bangladesh government. “The Foreign Ministry soon after declared Bangladesh’s unchanged posture on the travelling ban on Israel. But the silence of the Home Ministry has exposed an amoral job of the government on the issue.”
He made the remarks in a press conference in BNP chairperson’s Gulshan business office. BNP organized the press meeting reaffirming the party’s support to Palestine.
Fakhrul alleged that the Awami Group government is currently busy appeasing those foreign powers merely to cling to electricity ignoring the country’s people as it does not have any people’s ‘mandate’ to guideline the country.
He said because the formation of the provisional government formed found in 1971, Bangladesh has been extending its all-out cooperation and moral and spiritual support to the independence-loving Palestinians. “But we've observed with deep frustration, shame and anger that the current illegitimate government has limited its tasks to issuance of a straightforward statement against the recent Israeli attack on Palestinian citizens.”
The BNP head said persons came to know through an investigative report of Al Jazeera that the current government bought a surveillance system or spying equipment from Israel by using a third country. “This product is constantly being used by the point out to commit crimes of individual rights violations…the federal government is undertaking these immoral and illegitimate activities by dodging people,” he alleged.
Replying to a concern in what the Bangladesh govt could do towards Palestine through the airstrikes simply by Israel, Fakhrul said, “It might do many factors. The head of the government, who dubbed as a worldwide leader (by her get together leaders), could took an initiative to unite the Muslim countries towards Palestine and stand against Israel.”
Besides, he said, the Primary Minister could send assistance on a big scale from the government to Palestine.
Fakhrul said their party thinks US President Joe Biden’s affirmation on creating a Palestinian state together with Israel is the "only answer" to the conflict is very significant and will pave the way to resolve the long-standing conflict.
“The two-state idea may be the only way to determine peace in the Middle East. Joe Biden's call for an end to inter-communal fighting in Jerusalem, the epicentre of the conflict, is a very clear manifestation of respect and support of the democracy-loving persons of the united states towards establishing the privileges of the Palestinian people,” he said.
Fakhrul, with respect to BNP, possesses sincerely congratulated Joe Biden and the persons of his region and expressed gratitude to them when planning on taking such a clear stance in resolving the center East crisis.
He said their party has decided to send medicines for those who were wounded through the fight Israel expressing solidarity with Palestine.
