BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the Awami League government has failed to resolve the outstanding issues with India as it lacks public support.
"The Bangladesh government has not been able to solve the common and outstanding issues that we have with India, including sharing of common rivers’ waters and the killing of Bangladeshi citizens along the border, since it does not have public support. That is the big reason,” he said.
The BNP leader also said the government has so far failed to strike a strong bargain with the neighbouring country for overcoming the problems as people are not with it.
He made the remarks while talking to reporters after paying homage to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath along with the leaders of the newly formed partial committee of Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal.
BNP announced a five-member partial committee of its voluntary wing, Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal, making SM Zilani and Rajib Ahsan its president and the general secretary, respectively, on Sunday.
About Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India, Fakhrul said every time she has gone to India giving people a lot of hope about singing Teesta and many other deals, but that has not happened so far.
He said Bangladesh was supposed to get $8 billion from India under lines of credit, but the country has received a part of this credit. “There is no further progress in this regard. These things depend on the people's power. Had the people supported this government, all the work would have already been done."
As journalists sought his comment on Sheik Hasina's current tour and BNP’s expectations, he said: "I say again, let her come back and see what she brings for the people of Bangladesh."
Earlier, on Monday morning, Sheikh Hasina went to New Delhi on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
The prime minister had bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart on Tuesday at Hyderabad House, and the two countries signed seven MoUs, demonstrating cooperation in a number of areas including water sharing of the Kushiyara River.
