The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday criticised the Awami League government for unlawfully detaining and implicating huge number of opposition leaders and activists in recent days.
Thus, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said no sign is still visible for holding the next national elections in a credible manner, reports UNB.
“The number of unlawful arrest has marked a sharp rise over the last few days. Police have been arresting our 100-150 leaders and activists on the day when our chairperson goes to court, and implicating them in false cases,” he said.
“Even, the Supreme Court Bar Association president and secretary who accompany the madam (Khaleda) in the court have been made accused (in a vandalism case),”
The BNP leader came up with the allegations speaking at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office,
Fakhrul observed, “Under the circumstances, we don’t find any sign for a fair election.”
He insisted that the government should step down paving the path for arranging an inclusive election under a non-party neutral administration.
The BNP secretary general alleged that the prime minister’s recent various comments about BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and its chairperson Khaleda Zia are devoid of political etiquette.
He strongly condemned the prime minister’s comments and urged her to refrain from making such statements.
About the president’s speech in parliament, Fakhrul said Abdul Hamid did not talk about many issues, including the rights of people that are being snatched. “We’re upset that the president can’t play the due role in the interest of the country.”
On the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation’s mayoral post, he said their party policymakers have already decided to join it.
He, however, said BNP is yet to finlaise its candidate to contest in the by-polls.
