<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said historically, BNP holds a sordid record of refraining from standing beside people especially during mighty disasters that swept across the county.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“It can be safely said the party is more focused on ballot stuffing and capturing state power than on public safety,” he said in a Facebook post from his verified account.</div><div><br></div><div>As the cyclone Mocha hit Bangladesh fiercely, the entire state machinery, alongside Awami League, undertook an all-out evacuation scheme, Joy said.</div><div><br></div><div>But, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists turned a blind eye to safety of people in the costal belt who were prone to the disaster, he mentioned.</div><div><br></div><div>“And such apathy to public welfare is nothing new on part of BNP,” Joy said in his Facebook post that contained a video, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>“Take a look at this video and decide if BNP really takes public safety into account,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>