BNP Acting Secretary General and Adviser to the Prime Minister Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that the energy crisis is a global issue and cannot be resolved by any single country alone. He said the gas crisis in Bangladesh would gradually ease.

He also said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken a groundbreaking initiative regarding overseas employment.

Rizvi made the remarks at around 11:00am on Wednesday after paying tribute at the graves of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia at Zia Udyan in Dhaka, marking the founding anniversary of the Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal.

Rizvi said the prime minister is making continuous efforts to address the country’s energy crisis. He said initiatives have been taken to import gas from countries to the east, including Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia and Indonesia.

Speaking about violence against women during the previous regime, Rizvi said women who wrote on social media during the Awami League government were also subjected to persecution. He said women and children were the biggest victims of torture, humiliation and abuse during the fascist regime.

Condemning the attack on actress Azmeri Haque Badhon in Italy, Rizvi said, “Those who attack women are cowards.” He described the alleged attack on the actress by Awami League activists in Italy as a heinous crime.