The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Wednesday that it would soon announce its final movement to force the government to resign.
‘It will be a movement to get back citizens’ rights,’ BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said following a meeting of the liaison committee with Samamana Jatiyatabadi Jote at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan.
Fakhrul criticised the recent amendment to the Representation of the People Order, saying that it was done to keep power in its hands.
‘This proves that this time they are trying to take away the right to vote,’ he said.
About the BNP’s movement, Fakhrul said that the only aim of it would be the resignation of the government.
He also said that the final movement announcement would come very soon.
Earlier in a statement, the BNP secretary general expressed concern, saying that the government was actively trying to hold yet another lopsided election in the country.
‘Country people live in a suffocating situation where bloodshed has become a regular thing. The government is mercilessly destroying all democratic institutions in the country to wipe out the last trace of multi-party democracy. They have once again launched a full-scale effort to hold a one-sided election,’ he said in the statement.
The statement was issued to protest the recent attack on Srimat Dharma Jyoti Bhikkhu, the principal of Morichya Sravasti Buddhist Vihar in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar. The religious preacher was stabbed by terrorists and left in a gory state on Sunday.
Fakhrul said that the government failed to guarantee the security of people and their property, as well as their right to freedom of movement.
He said that the country was trapped in a vicious cycle of terror, with the government resorting to violent means to maintain control and instil fear among the people.
Fakhrul also claimed that the deadly attack on the Buddhist monastery head was a well-planned incident, suggesting that such physical harm to a respected religious figure was only possible under the current regime.
‘The Awami government has incorporated violence and bloodshed into their party manifesto, turning conflicts into a political agenda,’ he added.
Fakhrul demanded the arrest and exemplary punishment of the attackers.
He urged all pro-democracy individuals, regardless of party affiliation, to unite on the streets and raise their voices to build a genuinely democratic political future for the country.
