Dhaka, May 1 -- BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said Bangladesh has begun to rise from the ruins left behind by a previous government.

He made the remarks while addressing a May Day rally organised by the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal at Nayapaltan in the capital, which drew a large turnout of workers and party supporters despite rain-soaked streets across the city.

"Today, Bangladesh has started rising from a heap of destruction. Under their rule, our agriculture was destroyed, our industries were devastated, our banks and insurance sector were ruined, and our economy had virtually sunk to the bottom," Fakhrul said.

Without naming anyone, he alleged that the previous government...