The report where former BBC journalist Subir Bhaumik claims a group of rogue SSF officers planned a hit on Hasina on Aug 24 was first carried by Myanmar-based Mizzima, followed by some Indian news outlets. Some media outlets in Dhaka, including state-run BSS, also ran the report but later retracted them without offering explanations. During the briefing, Rizvi accused Bhaumik of making derogatory remarks on BNP chief Khaleda Zia and her elder son, senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman on television talk shows. You have noticed how he has been writing articles and making non-stop statements, using fairy tales and blatant lies to link our chairperson and senior vice-chairman to foreign intelligence agencies," said the BNP spokesperson. Rizvi claimed it was part of "deceitful international propaganda" against the BNP.

Source: bd News24 September 25, 2017 14:37 UTC