Rizvi apologises for remark on removal of Bangabandhu’s portrait

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has apologised for his remark ‘the government should not remove Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's portrait from Bangabhaban’.

He made the remark in a statement on Tuesday.

“I had thought Sheikh Mujib's photo was taken down from the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban, where all the presidents' portraits are displayed. In fact, the photo (of Mujib) was removed from another office room in Bangabhaban,” he said.

In a statement, the BNP leader said Sheikh Hasina's fascist regime had made it mandatory, through legislation, to display the portraits of Sheikh Mujib. Such fascist laws would have no effect after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina's regime, he said.

“Everywhere, from offices to courts, there should be no symbols of misrule. I apologise for that unwarranted statement,” the BNP leader said.