Dhaka: Echoing the government’s repeated claims, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub Ul Alam Hanif on Monday insisted that there is no existence of any militant outfit in Bangladesh.

‘There’s no existence of militant outfit in Bangladesh. What we actually understand by militant activities are the ones carried out by BNP and Jamaat,’ he said.

The ruling party leader said this while addressing a preparatory meeting of Bangladesh Chhatra League in its office at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka, marking Jail Killing Day.

About the recent killing of foreign nationals in Bangladesh, Hanif said a propaganda has been spread that IS (Islamic State) was involved in it. But, we had repeatedly said there’s no existence of IS in Bangladesh. But foreign countries are imposing [on us] that there’s IS in Bangladesh.’

He went on saying that it is nothing but a conspiracy against the government. ‘Such conspiracies are being hatched to put the government in an awkward situation and taint its image.’

Hanif also blasted Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) for what he said hatching conspiracies against the government.

‘TIB has published a report that has surprised me…it says parliament is not active. I would like to tell TIB that the opposition is presently playing its due role in parliament.

It’s opposing the government’s various activities. But BNP, when it was in the opposition, had used indecent words,’ he added.

About TIB’s formula on election, Hanif said TIB by giving a formula is trying to misguide people.

TIB on Sunday emphasised holding an inclusive and credible election to make parliament effective as the last parliamentary election was a ‘controversial one’.

‘Definitely, the January-5 election was a controversial one. When a fresh election will be held without controversy, then no one will say the election is controversial,’ TIB executive director Iftekharuzzaman told a press conference.