BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan has urged the party's leaders and activists to keep their spirits intact.
Addressing a discussion organized by Gono Forum and Bangladesh People's Party on Sunday, the BNP leader said the country's people must be given back the right to vote.
“There is nothing to be disappointed about, even if the BNP could not do anything as expected in the January 7 polls,” he told his party’s leaders and activists.
He said: “Awami League made fun of our black flag procession calling it a procession for mourning. The Awami League has killed democracy in this country. There is no greater grief than this.”
He said the BNP wants to bring back the democratic atmosphere in the country, not terrorism.
“BNP believes in the politics of peace... BNP has never repressed the opposition while in power. During the period of the Awami League, the opposition was persecuted the most. A democratic people cannot be suppressed by the barrel of a gun. The movement will continue peacefully until the fall of the government,” he added.
He said: “BNP and Awami League are parties of different character. BNP does not do what Awami League does. BNP is a democratic political party.”
He alleged that over 1.5 million cases have been filed against opposition leaders and activists.