After layinig wreaths at the grave of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman to mark his 80th birth anniversary, the party's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said: “Bangladesh is itself at stake. We are moving forward to restore democracy to the country.
“The main challenge for BNP today is to restore democracy, restore people's rights and restore voting rights.”
About the possible relocation of Zia's grave from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, party Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman said: “This is part of a government conspiracy. They [the governemnt] are observing the public's reaction – how will the public react to such an initiative?
“In the history of Bangladesh, there is no example of a mazar being relocated.”
Noman said the government should act to rescue the country from the “present crisis” and hold an all party conference to devise a future election policy.