Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday alleged that the ruling Awami League government is not providing shelter to the Rohingyas fleeing from violence-hit Myanmar to brand itself as an 'anti-Muslim administration' to the global community.

"Thousands of Rohingyas had been provided with shelter, food, water and medicine during Ziaur Rahman's rule under such a situation. Sheikh Hasina you're not willing to give shelter to Rohingyas as you want to introduce yourself as anti-Muslim to the world community," said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

Speaking at a human chain programme, he further said, "The Rohingyas are receiving bullets and their children are crying for lack of food, but Bangladesh is preventing them from entering the country."

Rizvi said the people of Bangladesh except the government are sympathetic to the Rohingyas as Myanmar has long been trying to eliminate a minority community. "Bangladesh government is silently watching the persecution of Rohingyas by the Myanmar forces. We strongly protest and condemn the government's such inactive role."

The BNP leader also criticised the international organisations for playing the role of silent spectators over the barbaric torture on Rohingyas.

Aparajeyo Bangladesh, a pro-BNP platform, arranged the programme in front of National Press Club.

At least 104 people were killed as militants besieged border posts in northern Rakhine State of Myanmar on Friday. The attack triggered a fresh influx of refugees towards Bangladesh.

Rizvi alleged that the government has been involved in a fight with the judiciary and the chief justice following the Supreme Court's verdict that annulled the 16th constitutional amendment.

"The ruling party leaders are now spiting venom against the chief justice as the observations in the 16th amendment verdict caused heartburn for the party. Their all leaders, including the prime minister, are criticising the chief justice. Not only that, they let loose the ACC and NBR against him," the BNP leader said.

He said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader and Prime Minister's adviser Gowher Rizvi also met the chief justice to mount pressure on him to drop from the verdict the observations that reflect people's views.

Describing Awami League itself as a disaster, he said peace cannot be restored in the country until the party quits power. "When any anti-people regime occupies power of a country, it'll continue to invite trouble and disaster one after another."