The ruling Awami League government has to take responsibility if anything happens to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia if she is not sent abroad for treatment, the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today (25 September). 

Referring to Khaleda Zia's deteriorating health, Fakhrul said she is on the brink of life and death.

"The government will have to take all the responsibility if something happens to Khaleda Zia for not getting treatment abroad within the 48 hours declared yesterday hours," he said while addressing a party rally at Dholaikhal in the capital.

The ruling Awami League has lost its head due to the United States' announcement regarding visa restriction on Bangladeshi individuals, he further said.

Waving a newspaper, he said there were concerns that the US visa restrictions would have an impact on investment.

The rally was  organised by the Dhaka Metropolitan South unit of the BNP in demand of the resignation of the government, election under a non-partisan government, and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release.

Speaking on the occasion, Fakhrul warned the government that if their demands are not met, the issues will be settled through movement.

The BNP leader said,"The Awami League has destroyed everything in the country. There is no investment in the country. All sectors have been destroyed. People cannot afford to eat because of the [spiralling] prices of goods."

Moreover, the BNP secretary general alleged that the government is planning a rigged election next year.

"But this time, no one, including the United Nations, will accept this. The people of the country will not accept it as well."

Fakhrul said the country's freedom is dependent on the ongoing movement. 

"This government won't accept any demands. They must be overthrown through the movement," he said.