BNP vows to restore democracy on Martyred Intellectuals Day

Staff Reporter :
Observing the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day, the BNP vowed to restore democracy in the country through stern democratic agitations.
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain along with party senior leaders paid tributes to martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at Mirpur in the city, marking the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day on Wednesday.
The party leaders placed the wreaths and stood in solemn silence there for some time as a mark of respect to the great national heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country in the liberation war in 1971.
BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan, Vice-Chairman Barrister Shahjahan Omar, Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Amanullah Aman, Abul Khayer Bhuiyan, and Organising Secretary Sayed Emran Saleh Prince were, among others, present there.
Later, different associate bodies of the party also paid tribute there to pay homage to the martyred intellectuals.
BNP kept the national flag at half-mast and hoisted black flags atop all its offices, including the Nayapaltan central office.
Besides, the party organised a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club in the afternoon in observance of the day.
Talking to reporters, Dr. Mosharraf accused the government of shattering the dreams of the freedom fighters and the martyred intellectuals by destroying democracy in the country.
“There is no right of any people in the country. Not just us, the entire world is saying this government has snatched our constitutional and fundamental rights to hang onto power by force,” the BNP leader said.