People turn against 'fascist' govt thru' CCC polls: Fakhrul

19 June 2010, 18:00 PM

Unb, Dhaka

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people have turned against the present 'fascist' government that reflected in the just concluded Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election, terming it a turning point. BNP-backed candidate Mohammad Manjur Alam was elected mayor by a huge margin, defeating the ruling Awami League-supported candidate, three-time mayor of Chittagong ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury inThursday's election. The BNP leader made the remarks while addressing a discussion at Jatiya Press Club organised by Bangladesh Mafossal Manobodihkar Sangbadik Forum to observe the 'Black Day for Press'. Fakhrul said people have won the movements against various autocratic regimes as well as against the emergency government of 2007, and people are now starting again to move against the present AL-led regime. He called upon all to join the future anti-government movement. Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Abdul Kader Mollah, Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal President Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, BFUJ President Ruhul Amin Gazi and Secretary General MA Aziz also spoke at the discussion with Forum's President Sakhawat Hossain Ibne in the chair.