, Aug. 11 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday accused Jamaat-e-Islami of repeatedly maintaining secret alliances with "monstrous forces" and warned that attempts to belittle the 1971 Liberation War would not be tolerated.

"You have always played hide-and-seek. You have always made alliances with monstrous forces," Rizvi said while addressing a protest procession organised by Muktijoddha Dal and Muktijoddha Projonmo Dal in protest against what they described as Jamaat's "arrogant statements and activities" aimed at destabilising Bangladesh.

The procession began at the auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and ended in front of BNP's Nayapaltan office, with Rizvi attending it as the chief guest.

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