BNP-led 18-party alliance holds a rally in front of BNP central office in the capital’s Nayapaltan on Thursday. Photo: Amran Hossain
Leaders of BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance on Thursday asked its leaders and activists across the country to resist the “armed cadres” of the ruling party like they did in Fatikchari of Chittagong killing three people.
“Attack and destroy the Awami League-Chhatra League cadres who try to resist our hartals like in Fatikchari,” Sadeque Hossain Khoka, convenor of Dhaka city unit of BNP, said while addressing a protest rally at the capital’s Nayapaltan.
Three people were killed and about 120 others, including cops, injured in the clash involving the activists of AL and Jamaat-Shibir-Hefajat and villagers at Kazirhat in Fatikchhari upazila on April 11. Over 100 motorcycles, four mini trucks, three private cars, a vehicle of Fire Service and a microbus were also torched during the clash
The opposition alliance held the rally protesting the government’s failure in finding out “missing” opposition leaders, including M Ilias Ali.
Ilias Ali, a BNP organising secretary, was disappeared in April last year.
The activists of Jamaat-e-Islami seemed outnumbered the main opposition BNP in the gathering, our correspondent covering the event reported.
Source: The Daily Star
