Leaders and activists of the BNP and its associate bodies held a procession carrying sticks in Dhaka on Friday morning demanding the government's resignation and cancellation of Sunday's "one-sided" election.
They also called upon the people to boycott the election and not to go to polling stations on January 7.
The procession, led by Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, was held in the city’s Karwanbazar area.
They chanted various slogans against what they said will be an “unacceptable, farcical and dummy” election.
In a brief address after the procession, Rizvi said the government is trying to illegally hold a one-sided by using state machinery.
“The country’s people will not accept this illegal election arranged by looters. We urge the people, including the leaders and workers of the BNP and its like-minded opposition parties, to boycott the dummy election,” he said.
He said the party favours truth, justice, freedom of expression and people’s voting rights, while the ruling party favours plundering, siphoning off money abroad and taking away people’s rights. “The victory is inevitable for those of us who stand for justice.”
Earlier on Thursday, the party announced a countrywide procession and mass campaign program for Friday to protest the 12th parliamentary election.
Its allies are also holding a similar program, just two days before election day.
The opposition parties will also enforce a 48-hour nationwide hartal from Saturday morning, which will coincide with the voting day, to protest the 12th parliamentary election.