Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday claimed that the country's people have turned down the defence MoUs signed between Bangladesh and India on Saturday.

"The country's people have no consent to the defence MoUs, and they won't allow those to be implemented. We'll set up our security system in our own style," said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

Speaking at a human chain programme, the BNP leader also alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed the defence MoU adopting a knee-jerk policy to appease India.

Bangladesh Jatiya Dal arranged the programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club demanding the government ensure fair share of water of 54 common rivers.

Bangladesh and India on Saturday signed 36 bilateral documents, covering diverse areas of cooperation, including economic defence cooperation, power and peaceful use of nuclear energy, after official talks between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.

Rizvi alleged that India has forced the government to ink the defence MoUs to establish its control over Bangladesh's security system. "April 8 will be considered as a black day in Bangladesh history as the MoUs were signed on the day."

He also said India has signed the MoUs with a particular political party of Bangladesh to keep it in power forever. "This agreement is with a party which has no popularity."

The BNP leader warned the government that the country's people may launch a democratic movement at anytime as they are vexed at its misrule, misdeeds and undemocratic attitude.

He called upon people from all walks to life to get united to save the country's independence and sovereignty.

Later, at a discussion at National Press Club, Rizvi said the Prime Minister has handed over the charge of the country's independent territorial sovereignty to India through signing the defence MoUs. "Bangladesh defence system has now been turned into made-in-India one."

He alleged that the government has betrayed the country and its people by signing the MoUs keeping them in the dark.