BNP to press for midterm polls
Says Mirza Alamgir
Awami League-led government should quit the power right now for holding a midterm election as it has failed to implement its electoral pledges, said BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.
“Prime Minister promised the nation in her election manifesto that extra-judicial killing would be stopped but they are now trying to branding Limon as a criminal after shooting the college student to disability by using Rab.”
Mirza Alamgir was speaking at a protest rally in front of the party's central office in Nayapaltan.
BNP, the main opposition party, organised the rally as part of its countrywide demonstration demanding withdrawal of cases filed against party leaders and release the arrested leaders. Leaders and workers of different thana and ward units of the party attended the rally.
Alamgir said BNP would forge a tough movement to force the government to realise the demand of midterm election.
He said the prime minister is carrying out a “steamroller of torture” and on the other hand she is going to France to receive an award for her “so-called” contribution to establishing democracy in the country where now the opposition has no right to speak.
Referring to HT Imam's comment against Khaleda Zia, he said some advisers are making “audacious” statements.
“Adviser HT Imam asked to opposition leader to apologize but finally he will have to beg pardon for his activities.”
Party leaders Rafiqul Islam Mia, Aman Ullah Aman, Moazzem Hossain Alal, among others, spoke at the rally with city convener Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in the chair.
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