BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi warned on Monday that if the former dictator is rehabilitated, the people will be unable to remain in the nation.

"If those who created the culture of enforced disappearances and killings and Ayna Ghar (secret prison) are rehabilitated, then people will not be able to live in this country," according to him.

Rizvi made the remarks while talking to reporters during the distribution of BNP’s leaflets among people to raise awareness for preventing dengue in the city’s Elephant Road area.He said if the fallen dictator is rehabilitated, this country will be the sanctuary of killers.

“It would be a graveyard of democracy, freedom of speech and freedom of expression forever here,” he claimed, asking all to be alert against the dictator.

The BNP leader questioned the appointment of a new foreign secretary saying that when the person was the Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar used to harass BNP supporters and didn’t renew their visas considering their political affiliation.

“If those who have played an active role in suppressing the opposition by supporting fascists like Sheikh Hasina are placed in important positions today, if they are appointed as secretaries of important ministries like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then this government will face questions," he said.

He said they respect Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, but he needs to look into this matter and uphold the trust of people in him. “Who is making the ambassador in Qatar as the foreign secretary?” said Rizvi.

Among those in attendance were Dr. Rafiqul Islam, the BNP's health affairs secretary, and Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu, its volunteer affairs secretary.The BNP launched a leaflet distribution campaign on Sunday to increase public awareness of dengue prevention in several locations throughout the capital.