BNP vows to continue fight for democracy

BNP vows to continue fight for democracy

Dhaka, Dec 16 (Just News): Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said they will continue to struggle to establish people’s democratic rights in the country.

He was speaking to newsmen after paying tribute to the martyrs of the liberation war, placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of the capital around 9:00am.

“The main spirit of the liberation war was to establish democracy in the country. We are fighting again to establish that,” the BNP secretary general said.

“We have also been fighting for the release the party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia,” he added.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the government has been oppressing opposition leaders and activists, making a mockery of the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held in the month of victory.

“Oppositions leaders and activists are being attacked and accused in fictitious cases every day,” the BNP leader added.

The BNP secretary general also alleged that the election commission was not competent enough to conduct the general elections.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and other central leaders of the BNP placed wreaths at the memorial on behalf of the party and its chairperson Khaleda Zia.