Claiming that it was a big mistake for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to introducing Baksal in the country, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is making the same mistake.
“The government has been conspiring to reintroduce the one-party rule in the country. The Baksal system introduced by her father killed the country’s democracy and now she is following in his footsteps,” Fakhrul said yesterday while addressing a discussion organised by National Awami Party at National Press Club to mark Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani’s death anniversary.
Slamming the prime minister’s claim that people have full confidence in the Awami League-led government, Fakhrul said: “Sheikh Hasina, the illegal prime minister, told the parliament that people are not responding to BNP’s agitation. 310 people were killed, and 56 were abducted centring the January 5 elections, yet the voter turnout was below 5%. The boycott proves that they do not support the government in any way.”
The BNP acting secretary general observed that the tenth general election was not accepted locally and internationally. “Nonetheless, the prime minister has been claiming that her government has gained widespread legitimacy.”
“The European Union, the United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom and many other countries the January 5 election was not an election,” he added.
The way our activists are being continuously repressed by the government has left us with no choice but to orchestrate vigorous street agitations to demand elections be held under a non-partisan government, Fakhrul said.
He also alleged the ruling party leaders are involved with gold smuggling.
“Every day, gold bars were seized at airport, and Bangladesh Biman and civil aviation officials have a hand in this illegal act. A fair probe will reveal that ruling party men are involved with gold smuggling,” added the BNP leader.
