Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (Southern Region) and lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah on Wednesday painted a dire image of the state of citizen's rights under the BNP, comparing the situation to North Korea under the Kim dynasty and alleging the BNP government has detained 30 people solely for expressing their views during its eight months in office.

"People are not being able to express their opinions. Anyone who speaks against the government is being detained," Hasnat said while addressing a public outreach programme at Gulistan in the afternoon.

Hasnat said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had stated before the election that he believed in the freedom of dissent, but no evidence of that is visible now.

"The Prim...