DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) was established with the fund of Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), said Dhaka University (DU) Education and Research Institute Professor M. Ohiduzzaman Chan.

The eminent educationist made the remark while addressing a roundtable titled “Violence, Militancy, Dialogue and Reality” at a city hotel on Saturday morning.

Regional Anti-Terrorist Research Institute (RATRI) organized the round table where it’s Executive Director Major General (retd.) Muhammad Ali Sikder presented the keynote paper.

Alleging that Ziaur Rahman after assuming power had executed the agenda of Pakistan, the professor said that the Bishabriksha (poison tree) which was planted by Zia through Amendment to the Constitution, has now become a big tree.

Addressing the round table, Ohiduzzaman also alleged that the BNP-led alliance want to establish the ideology of Pakistan in Bangladesh. 

He said there is no scope to surrender before the evil force which is carrying out violence. Now fight is the only option to achieve victory over the ongoing terrorism. 

If the government surrenders, the situation of the country will deteriorate more than that of Afghanistan, the DU professor warned. 

University Grants Commission Chairman Prof AK Azad Chowdhury, DU Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, vice-chancellor of National University Harun-or Rashid, Jagannath University vice-chancellor Prof Mizanur Rahman, vice-chancellor of the University of Science and Technology Dr. Muhammad Samad, dean of the Department of Earth  and Environmental Science at DU professor Maksud Kamal, Dean of the Department of Criminology Dr. Zia Rahman, professor of Department of Sociology Dr Zeenat Huda, History Department Prof Dr. Mesbah Kamal, Japan Study Center Director Professor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimaullah attended the discussion. 

Among the business leaders Land Development Association general secretary Mostafa Kamal Mohiuddin, FBCCI President Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, vice president Helal Uddin, BGMEA President Atikul Islam, Vice President Shahidullah Azim, BKMEA vice president  SM Aslam Sani, India-Bangladesh Chamber’s special Advisor Abdul Matlub Ahmed, former president of the Women's Chamber Sangeeta Ahmed, BGMEA former presidents Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin and Anwar-ul-Alam Chowdhury Parvez took part in the event.

Among the journalists, economists and others--Prominent journalist Abed Khan, Boishakhi Television CEO Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, the daily Bangladesh Protidin Editor Naeem Nizam Bangladesh, the Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta, Bangladesh Economic Association general secretary Jamal Uddin Ahmed, TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman and prominent actress Shomi Kaiser were also participants of the roundtable.

Daily Bangladesh Protidin, Asian TV, Ekattor Television and SA TV are the media partners of the round table.

BDST: 1401 HRS, MAR 7, 2015