BNP, AL two sides of same coin, says BSD chief

They are serving interest of the rich, he told a public rally at Shahid Abdur Razzak Park on Thursday.

They have made people's life insecure as their leaders are protecting criminals, he alleged.

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With Skatkhira BSD leader Shashanka Shekhar Sardar in the chair, the rally was addressed by, among others, Rajekuzzaman Ratan, Nurul Islam, Principal Ashek-e-Elahi and advocate Azad Hossain Belal.

Khalequzzaman alleged that the government has released 70,000 criminals from jails.

"Twenty thousand women were raped and 10451 people killed during the 24 months of BNP-Jamaat rule", he alleged.

Workers are losing jobs as mills and factories are being sold out at throwaway prices in the name of privatisation on the advice of World Bank and IMF.

He called upon the people to launch a movement to protect their rights and the country's resources.

He opposed export of gas and said people will sacrifice their lives to protect it.

He also demanded the government's resignation, claiming that it has failed to run the country.