Any attempt to hold the next general elections without restoring the caretaker government system might provoke a civil war in the country, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury warned on Friday.
“Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will have to take sole responsibility if any such situation arises,” Prof Chowdhury said while addressing a party rally in the capital’s Kafrul area, according to a press release.
Reflecting on the current political situation, he said a fire was raging throughout the country as the ruling party wanted to cling to power.
“If Awami League assumes power once again, it will add fuel to the fire.”
“During this government’s regime, thousands of crores have been plundered from banks, massive corruption took place in the Padma bridge project long before its construction started and stock market has been looted, forcing many people to commit suicide. But the government did not heed that. If the Awami League assumes power again, the scale of their misdeeds and corruption will see a tremendous upsurge,” he told the rally.
Criticising Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Prof Chowdhury said she was killing democracy bit by bit.
“The prime minister says one thing while her son says another. There is very little similarity between their words and actions, and they continue to speak at their own whims. If she thinks of running the country this way, her dream will never come true,” he said.
Addressing the rally, Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddique said: “You can occupy shoals by brandishing sticks, but people’s hearts cannot be won that way.
“It is not possible to drag someone into your party by force.”