BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Prime Minister’s political adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has blamed the country’s recent deadly floods on what he called the fascist government’s unplanned development and anti-nature infrastructure projects. He made the remarks on Monday morning at a press conference held at the BNP’s central office in Naya Paltan, Dhaka.

Rizvi alleged that a road built through the haor region to facilitate travel to former president Abdul Hamid’s residence disrupted natural water flow and damaged ecological balance. He further claimed that such projects were implemented to benefit ruling party contractors. Rizvi also accused the Sheikh Hasina government of constructing the Rampal power plant to please a foreign country, saying it endangered the environment and biodiversity near the Sundarbans.

At the same event, Rizvi announced that the BNP was observing mourning nationwide over the death of former president Barrister Jamir Uddin Sarkar. Party members wore black badges and hoisted black flags, while he urged BNP activists to assist flood victims alongside government efforts.