2022: the year of democracy

BNP yesterday hoped that the country's democracy will be restored this year.

"We hope this will be the year of freeing people from misrules, democracy will be restored and Khaleda Zia will be released. We are confident that we will be able to establish peoples' government in the country," said Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, party's secretary general.

Placing floral wreath at the party founder Ziaur Rahman's grave in the capital's Chandrima Udyan, to mark the founding anniversary of the party's associate body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the BNP leader said they decided not to join the talks with the president over the formation of Election Commission as it is "meaningless."

"The current political crisis is not the formation of election commission rather election time government," Fakhrul further said.

"If the Awami League remains in the power during the polls, that election could not be free and transparent," the BNP leader added.

Fakhrul also said the election should be held under a non-partisan and neutral government in the country.

The party also alleged that the government is hatching a conspiracy to kill party chairperson Khaleda Zia.

"Khaleda Zia is fighting for her life in the hospital. She was convicted in a false and politically motivated case. She was deprived of treatment and she was victim of political vengeance," Fakhrul alleged.