Dhaka, Dec 5 (Just News): The Election Commission (EC) should resign if it fails to perform its duty properly, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today.
“We want to say clearly that the countrymen want a free and fair election,”Fakhrul told reporters at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in Dhaka this noon.
Using the EC, the government wants to come to power again by holding a one-sided election, he alleged.
He also alleged that a total of 1,972 opposition activists were arrested and the arrests have been continuing since the day of nomination filing.
The district judges were also directed not to grant bail to the opposition activists, he said.
He further said there is no level-playing field for all political parties before the elections.
“We reiteratethat wehave joined the polls as a part of ourmovement. We also want release of Khaleda Zia,” he said.
