Sangsad Bhaban, April 29 -- e-Islami MP ATM Azharul Islam on Wednesday questioned the credentials of BNP as a "pro-liberation force."

Participating in the discussion on the thanksgiving motion on the President's speech in Parliament, he pointed out the chronological gap between the independence of the country and the party's formation.

"The Liberation War took place in 1971, while the BNP was founded on September 1, 1978. How can the BNP then be called a party of the Liberation War?" Azharul Islam, Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer, said.

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He noted that while individual freedom fighters exist within the BNP, the same applies to Jamaat. "You can say there are freedom fighters in BNP; simila...