The main opposition BNP called upon the party leaders and activists of all tires to resist attack on the Hindu minority and ensure their security.
Condemning the attack, party’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday demanded an exemplary punishment of the real criminals.
“A planned attack was launched on the Hindu community across the country to divert people’s attention from the voterless January 5 farcical polls,” Fakhrul said.
People of the country spontaneously boycotted the election in the face of criticism from different countries and agencies, he added.
The BNP spokesperson also called upon leaders and activists of his party to continue the indefinite blockade programme peacefully to materialise the demand of polls under a non-partisan administration.
“The government’s conspiracy, propaganda and ill-strategy would not be able to stop the ongoing movement. We are determined to continue it till the demand is met,” he made the announcement on behalf of the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a press statement.
The opposition combine called blockade on the rail, road and waterways from January 1 demanding cancelation of the election and a new election under a non-partisan government.
The party also called hartals in two spells while the blockade continued protesting what they said “farcical polls”.
Fakhrul alleged that the “illegal government” pushed the country into an extreme chaos and uncertainty as it was implementing a plan to eradicate the opposition from the country using law enforcers.
The joint forces arrested more than 300 leaders and activists across the country and launched attack on their houses with the assistance of Awami League cadres, he allegedly said.
The leader said school and educational institutions were set on fire by the Awami League men, but the blame was laid on the opposition party.
