BNP threatens tougher agitation
BNP stages a demonstration at Muktangon in the city yesterday protesting a remark against its Chairperson Khaleda Zia.Photo: STAR
Leaders of main opposition BNP yesterday warned the government of taking tougher agitation course if it obstructs its mass procession scheduled for August 9. The warning came from a protest rally organised at city's Muktangon condemning a speech of Prime Minister about the party chairperson and demanding release of its detained leaders. Addressing the rally Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said government cannot tolerate any criticism and that is why it is repressing the opposition by making arrests and filing false cases. Party leaders came down hard on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her recent comment against BNP chief. Hasina recently asked Khaleda to admit to her past crimes and promise not to make money through corruption by making self-debasing pledge. BNP Vice-president and city Mayor Sadque Hossain Khoka presided over the rally while Selima Rahman, Aman Ullah Aman, Moazzem Hossain Alal, Mahbubuddin Khokan, among others, addressed it. Two factions of Jatiyatabadi Chatra Dal's Jagannath University unit engaged into mild clash during the rally creating tension in the area. Both the factions' workers chased and beat each other using plastic chairs. Later the party leaders controlled the situation. A joint meeting of the party leaders was held yesterday at the chairperson's Gulshan office to discuss about the preparations of the mass procession programme. BNP standing committee members Shamsul Islam, Nazrul Islam Khan and Sarwari Rahman, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Aman Ullah Aman, Zainul Abdin Farrooque, among others, attended the meeting. “BNP will conduct the mass procession programme peacefully and it will bring dire consequences for the government if it tried to obstruct the programme,” Nazrul told newsmen after the meeting. He also said Chairperson Khaleda Zia will lead the mass procession which people from city and its adjacent districts will join to mount pressure on the government to meet their demands.
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