NCP’s Nahid accuses government of tacitly endorsing attacks on Mahfuj Alam

The former information advisor condemns the “silent approval” of attacks on Mafuj Alam

Nahid Islam, the convenor of the National Citizen Party, has accused the interim government and its advisors of tacitly endorsing attacks on Mahfuj Alam, a key figure in the July Uprising.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, Nahid slated the government for its lack of action in response to an attempt on Mahfuj’s life in London and a previous attack in New York.

Nahid, former information advisor to the government, wrote: “We are keeping track of these actions. There will be a political response.”

He condemned the repeated attacks on Mahfuj by what he described as “Awami fascists” and warned that others would be targeted next.

“Those who are silently approving the attacks on Mahfuj will also suffer,” Nahid warned.

The latest incident occurred on Friday when eggs were thrown at Mahfuj’s car at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) in London.

This followed an earlier incident on Aug 24 when exiled members of the Awami League threw eggs and a water bottle at Mahfuj in New York, during a gathering marking the anniversary of the Uprising.

Nahid said, “The silence within the interim government and advisors regarding Mahfuj’s mistreatment and attacks has created tacit approval of his suffering and potential death.”