Rizvi burns his wife’s saree

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday called for the boycott of Indian products and encouraged the use of local goods as he burnt an Indian saree.

The incident occurred around 11:30am at a campaign, titled “Buy Local Products, Be Proud and Prosperous,” organised by the General Doctors’ Society in front of the Jatiya Press Club.

Expressing anger over the attack on Bangladesh’s Assistant High Commission in Agartala, Rizvi displayed a red saree and said, “This is an Indian saree. It belonged to my wife, and she herself gave it to me. Today, I am throwing this saree in front of you.”

He then threw down the saree and instructed party activists to set it on fire, which they promptly did.

In his speech, Rizvi accused India of disrespecting Bangladesh’s flag, stating, “Although they have disrespected our flag, we will just boycott their products. We will respect their independence and flag, even though they have disrespected ours.”

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