Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that a particular party, namely Jamaat, has gained control over several ministries and public institutions, raising the question of whether the interim government should be considered as supported by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

He said, "In many places and ministries, the influence of a particular political party has spread. Why is this happening? We heard that the Moyeenuddin-Fakhruddin government was army-backed, so should we say this (interim administration) is Jamaat-supported?"

Rizvi made the remarks while inaugurating the distribution of membership renewal forms to district and city units of the BNP at the party's Nayapaltan central office.

He alle...