Al Jazeera report claims army chief supporting fugitive brothers; govt, army reject, condemn news
Staff Correspondent | Published: 00:44, Feb 04,2021 | Updated: 16:45, Feb 04,2021
Al Jazeera, a Doha-based international news channel, has recently accused that the Bangladesh Army chief, General Aziz Ahmed, of providing illegal supports to his brothers, convicted and fugitive, to establish and run businesses abroad, that too, with the tacit approval of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bangladesh Army, the home affairs minister and the ruling Awami League have, however, rejected the Al Jazeera report outright and condemned it as politically motivated ‘smear campaign’.
Besides, the foreign minister, AK Abdul Momen, said on Wednesday that the government was considering legal actions against Al Jazeera ‘for spreading misinformation’ involving prime minister Sheikh Hasina. ‘We will try to go fo