We don’t give importance to those: FM on BNP’s progs

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the government does give much importance to BNP’s October 28 programme, noting that a similar programme was seen on December 10.

“These (such progs) come and go. We don’t give importance to those. We are not worried about that,” he told reporters while responding to a question at a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affair.

Earlier, Information Minister Hasan Mahmud said Dhaka's streets will be under the control of the Awami League on October 28 while BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said their party has only a plan to hold a grand rally in Dhaka on October 28, not to sit on the streets.

The Foreign Minister urged all not to pay heed to rumors and said people of the country are not illiterate that they will believe those. “People are smart and clever enough. They are knowledgeable.”

Momen said empty vessel sounds much and some people are spreading propaganda against the government.
“First of all, I would like to say – don’t pay heed to rumors. We hear such rumors frequently,” he said.

Momen said even a group spread a rumor that Sajeeb Wazed Joy had to leave the USA and his assets were confiscated. “What a big lie!”

He said it seems that propaganda is at peak these days and some media outlets are helping those who are spreading rumors, reports UNB.