BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that charges were farmed against BNP leaders and activists in a ‘false case’ in a bid to keep the party out of election and annihilate it politically.
“The government has filed many false cases against BNP leaders and activists since 2008. They’ve also pressed charges. They’re doing this as part of their ill-motive to keep BNP away from polls and devastate it,” he said.
Fakhrul, the BNP acting secretary general, came up with the allegation while talking to reporters after placing wreaths at the grave of party founder late President Ziaur Rahman marking the 25th founding anniversary of pro-BNP physician’s body, Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB).
Earlier on Tuesday, Detective Police pressed charges against 41 BNP leaders, including Fakhrul and standing committee members Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman and Dhaka city unit member secretary Habibun Nabi Sohel, in a s case filed for vandalism and blasting bombs on March 2 last year in the capital.
Police filed the case against the 41 BNP men and 1,200 unknown persons with Ramna Police Station accusing them of obstructing law enforcers from discharging their duties, attempting to kill them and hurling crude bombs to create panic in front of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College at Bailey Road of the capital on March 2, 2013 during the BNP-led opposition’s anti-government movement.
Criticising the government for framing the charges in a ‘false’ case against them, Fakhrul said, “It’s an unprecedented move. We think the government framed the charges against us in a false case as it’s trying to re-establish one-party Baksal rule.”
He, however, warned that the government cannot stop their movement by resorting to repressive acts and filing ‘false’ cases against them.
Asked about BNP’s action programme, Fakhrul said, “The movement is a continuous process. We’re on the movement to restore people’s voting right through holding an election under a non-party neutral administration. We’re on the streets and will remain so in the days to come.”
The BNP leader said the fresh action programmes will be finalised at the meetings of the party policymaking body and top leaders of 20-party alliance.
Meanwhile, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has scheduled separate meetings with party’s policymakers and 20-party alliance leaders on Sunday and Monday to finalise their next course of action to force the government for arranging a fresh election under a non-party administration.
Both the meetings will take place at Khaleda’s Gulshan political office.
Top leaders of the BNP and its alliance partners, including Khaleda, had issued threats at different Iftar parties during Ramadan that they would wage a strong movement after Eid.
On July 18, Khaleda also approved a 52-member convening committee of her party’s crucial Dhaka city unit, led by party standing committee member Abbas and Swechchhasebak Dal president Sohel, apparently to launch a vigorous movement in the capital this time.
Later, Khaleda went to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah where she met party senior vice chairman and her eldest son Tarique Rahman, who has been living in the UK since 2008.
Party sources said Khaleda and Tarique worked out the 20-partys’ possible movement strategy during their stay in Saudi to force the government to concede to their demand for fresh polls.
Khaleda will elaborately discuss the movement plan with her party’s policymakers and alliance leaders to finalise it. She will also discuss with the party policymakers and her alliance leaders the country’s overall political situation and give them direction to put the opposition leaders and activists at a war mood to make their upcoming movement a success.
Earlier on Tuesday night, Khaleda had a meeting with the new convening committee of Dhaka city unit BNP where she asked the party leaders to work together putting behind their conflicts and differences of opinion so that the unit can play a vital role in making their upcoming movement a success.
Source: Weekly Holiday
