AL govt must go for sake of democracy: BNP

Staff Reporter :
The main opposition party-BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas on Tuesday said this Awami League government must be ousted for the sake of freeing democracy in the country.

“If we want to hold a free, fair and inclusive election in the country and send our party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia abroad for better medical treatment.

In doing so, it is a must to oust this fascist AL regime by a tougher agitation,” Mirza Abbas said while addressing a brief rally at Jhenaidah Bus Terminal as part of the party’s road march towards Khulna.

The BNP road march started at 11:45am from Jhenaidah town and ended at Khulna via Jashore and Magura.

The Senior BNP leader said that the government has turned the country into a ‘Hirak Rajar Desh’ and it would meet the same fate as Hirak Raja.

“Bangladesh did not become independent to establish anyone’s one-party rule. Bangladesh became independent to ensure democracy, freedom of speech and right to franchise.

It’s not a kingdom of any king or queen and not supposed to turn into a Hirak Rajar Desh,” Mirza Abbas said.

The BNP leader also urged the leaders and activists of BNP to get prepared to topple the government.

Mirza Abbas also said that the health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was highly critical.

“The Awami League government had made the country bankrupt through money laundering.

When we raise our voice, the law enforcement agencies arrest us and send us to jail.

These will not be tolerated any more in an independent country,” he said.

“The amount of Bangladesh’s defaulted loan was Tk 21,000 crore and now the amount is Tk 109 thousand crore.

People want to know where this money has gone?’ he questioned.

Earlier on September 18, BNP announced a 15-day programme till October 3, including road marches, as part of their ongoing one point-movement demanding resignation of the government and holding the next polls under a non-party neutral government.