Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- BNP National Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has criticised the remarks made by Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman regarding the role of retired colonel Oli Ahmed during the declaration of Bangladesh's independence.

In response to questions from journalists after an event in Dhaka on Tuesday, Amir Khosru said people was not trying to learn the history of the Liberation War from the Jamaat ameer.

He said that such remarks were damaging Jamaat's remaining credibility. "I think they are harming themselves further. If they still have any acceptability left, they are losing it through such statements," the BNP leader said.

"No one wants to learn the history of Bangladesh's Liberation War from the J...