Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Director General of the Islamic Foundation A. Salam Khan has denied allegations made by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, terming them 'completely false'.

Speaking to UNB over the phone on Saturday evening, the DG said, "I did not say such a thing. It is completely false. Someone may have given him incorrect information to malign me."

Earlier in the day, at a discussion and prayer meeting held at the National Press Club marking the anniversary of the July-August mass uprising, Rizvi alleged that the DG had told officers and staff of the Islamic Foundation that they would lose their jobs if they were not 'Rukon' (members) of a particular group.

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