Dhaka, July 18 -- BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said a party who has always been engaged in misleading politics is now trying to fish in troubled waters.

"They once stood against independence, and later went against the people or their sentiments. They are now trying to fish in troubled waters. I won't name them - you understand who I'm talking about," he told the gathering.

Salahuddin Ahmed made the remarks while speaking at a procession in the capital's Mirpur area, organised by BNP's Dhaka North city unit to commemorate the martyrs of the July mass uprising.

He harshly criticised the parties who are demanding for the introduction of a proportional representation (PR) system in the country's parliamentary e...