BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said Shafiq Rehman is a senior journalist. Even at the age of 90, the contribution made for the country and democracy will be remembered forever.
He said that no class of people was spared from Awami fascism. This veteran journalist Shafiq Rehman was not spared from their attacks. Even at this old age, the fallen Awami dictator took him to prison just for talking about the restoration of democracy and protesting injustice. Not only that, he was forced to leave the country.
He said these while extending floral wishes to renowned journalist Shafiq Rehman on the occasion of his 90th birthday at his Iskaton residence on Monday (November 11) afternoon.
Rizvi said, Awami League can never tolerate dissent. If a political party protests, it starts repression against its leaders and workers. If any media reports the truth then that media is shut down. And if any journalist tries to bring out the truth through the pen, then there is no escape, either killed, or disappeared or forced to leave the country.
BNP's co-economic affairs secretary Mahmudur Rahman Sumon was present at this time.
