Dhaka: Despite talks with India, the government has failed to stop killing of Bangladeshis along the border by India's Border Security Force (BSF), BNP acting secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said.
"Though there have been many meetings on killings along the border, the government has failed to stop it," he told journalists after placing wreath on party founder Ziaur Rahman's grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Saturday.
"The Indian prime minister and home minister have assured on several occasions that killings along the border will stop. But the BSF chief said the opposite - he said firing along the border would continue.
"But our government is not concerned over this," he said.
At a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Shahara Khatun on Friday, Indian home minister P Chidambaram claimed that incidents of firing by BSF personnel have declined significantly over the last eight months. Shahara urged India to bring down the number of such incidents to zero.
Earlier, on Feb 7, BSF chief U K Bansal had told the BBC in an interview that firing could never be completely stopped as long as illegal activities continue along the border.
Speaking on BNP's demand to revive the caretaker government system, annulled through the 15th amendment to the Constitution last year, Alamgir said the government would have to take the first step if it wants any solution in Parliament.
"The ruling party will have to place the bill (to revive the caretaker government system) in Parliament," Alamgir said.
"Even allies of the government are speaking about talks on the issue, (while) international quarters say they want to see an impartial election. So the demand for a caretaker government has become a national demand."
"Though there have been many meetings on killings along the border, the government has failed to stop it," he told journalists after placing wreath on party founder Ziaur Rahman's grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Saturday.
"The Indian prime minister and home minister have assured on several occasions that killings along the border will stop. But the BSF chief said the opposite - he said firing along the border would continue.
"But our government is not concerned over this," he said.
At a meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Shahara Khatun on Friday, Indian home minister P Chidambaram claimed that incidents of firing by BSF personnel have declined significantly over the last eight months. Shahara urged India to bring down the number of such incidents to zero.
Earlier, on Feb 7, BSF chief U K Bansal had told the BBC in an interview that firing could never be completely stopped as long as illegal activities continue along the border.
Speaking on BNP's demand to revive the caretaker government system, annulled through the 15th amendment to the Constitution last year, Alamgir said the government would have to take the first step if it wants any solution in Parliament.
"The ruling party will have to place the bill (to revive the caretaker government system) in Parliament," Alamgir said.
"Even allies of the government are speaking about talks on the issue, (while) international quarters say they want to see an impartial election. So the demand for a caretaker government has become a national demand."
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