The agriculture minister, Matia Chowdhury, has said The Economist must offer apology to Bangladesh for publishing 'false' news about Bangladesh.
'After the overwhelming victory of the grand alliance in 2008, The Economist published news on free and fair elections of Bangladesh. Forgetting this, now it has
published false news patronised by the money from drugs, smuggling and militancy,' she said.
The minister made the remark at a discussion organised by Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal at the National Press Club marking the 36th death anniversary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Saturday.
Chaired by industries minister and Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal general secretary Dilip Barua, the meeting was addressed, among others, by foreign minister Dipu Moni, professor AAMS Arefin Siddique and Awami League leader Bahauddin Nasim.
Matia Chowdhury said the defeated force of the liberation war and friends of Pakistan killed Mujib along with his family members as he had introduced Bangladesh in the world map by snatching independence from Pakistan.
She said Mujib was able to build the economy of the war-ravaged country on a strong footing within three years of the independence.
The minister said later on, the fundamentalist force and the BNP hatched conspiracy to destroy the country's economy by killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975.
Source : New Age
