DHAKA NEWS
Dhaka, Apr 16 After the resignation of railway minister Suranjit Sengupta, now BNP has demanded ouster of the government.
Party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand while reacting to Suranjit's resignation on Monday following his aide's alleged involvement in the cash scandal.
"The World Bank has suspended fund for the Padma bridge project for corruption in it. Parliamentary standing committee alleged corruption in Biman. Corruption is in every ministry.
"Suranjit's resignation has proved that the government's whole set-up has become corrupt. So we want the government to go immediately," Alamgir said.
Suranjit had been under pressure since Tk 7 million unaccounted-for cash was recovered from a car carrying his assistant personal secretary Omar Faruq and two top railways officials last week.
Although the minister had said he would not quit on BNP's demand, he became the second to resign during the Awami League's current tenure.
Speaking to reporters at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office, Alamgir said they cannot understand why prime minister Sheikh Hasina did not shielded Suranjit 'like Syed Abul Hossain', who was transferred from the communications ministry to the information and communication technology ministry following charges of corruption against him.
He also said proper probe into the cash scandal is unlikely as Surnajit's APS Faruq and the driver of the car are traceless.
Party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand while reacting to Suranjit's resignation on Monday following his aide's alleged involvement in the cash scandal.
"The World Bank has suspended fund for the Padma bridge project for corruption in it. Parliamentary standing committee alleged corruption in Biman. Corruption is in every ministry.
"Suranjit's resignation has proved that the government's whole set-up has become corrupt. So we want the government to go immediately," Alamgir said.
Suranjit had been under pressure since Tk 7 million unaccounted-for cash was recovered from a car carrying his assistant personal secretary Omar Faruq and two top railways officials last week.
Although the minister had said he would not quit on BNP's demand, he became the second to resign during the Awami League's current tenure.
Speaking to reporters at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office, Alamgir said they cannot understand why prime minister Sheikh Hasina did not shielded Suranjit 'like Syed Abul Hossain', who was transferred from the communications ministry to the information and communication technology ministry following charges of corruption against him.
He also said proper probe into the cash scandal is unlikely as Surnajit's APS Faruq and the driver of the car are traceless.
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