Let’s see what PM achieves this time: Fakhrul

Stating that the outcomes of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's previous India tours were disappointing for the nation, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they want to see what she achieves this time during her four-day visit.

Speaking at a discussion, he said, "My journalist brothers sent me a note to talk about the Prime Minister's visit to India. I don't want to talk about this as our previous experience was very bitter and disappointing," he said.

During the PM's every trip to India, Fakhrul said, people always hoped that the prime minister would achieve something for the country. "Every time we saw with great disappointment that she only gave (India many things) but did not bring anything (for the country from there)." He said BNP will give reaction to the PM's visit by seeing the outcomes. "Let her (Prime Minister) visit first and return home. Let's see what she achieves and then I will comment on it."

M Saifur Rahman Smriti Parshad organised the programme at Dhaka Reporters' Unity.

Earlier in the morning, Hasina went to New Delhi on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.