File photo of Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud CollectedThe minister also condemned newly-sworn in BNP MP RumeenFarhana's comment about the parliament being illegalTaking a swipe at Dr Kamal Hossain-led JatiyaOikya Front, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said “people who cannot stay united want to forge a greater national unity against the government.”The minister, while addressing reporters at his Secretariat office, said: “It makes me laugh...I feel pity seeing Oikya Front's condition. But there is no unity in the Oikya Front. "The announcement to create a greater unity against the government by those who can't keep themselves united is ridiculous." The minister said BNP has first said they would not join the parliament under any circumstances. The minister said it is the duty of the state to execute the court sentence for any convict.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 10, 2019 12:00 UTC