Pabna, June 20 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Friday accused Indian policymakers of conspiring to 'rehabilitate' the fallen Awami League, which he termed a 'fascist' party.

"They (Indian policymakers) cannot accept Sheikh Hasina's downfall. After the meeting between Dr Muhammad Yunus and Tarique Rahman in London, the neighbouring country began plotting targeted conspiracies," Rizvi said while speaking to journalists in Pabna's Chatmohar upazila.

He was visiting veteran BNP leader Abu Taher Pramanik alias Taher Thakur, who has been suffering from illness and leading a life of hardship.

Rizvi, under the banner of the BNP family and on behalf of acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, also provided financial assi...