UNB, Dhaka :
BNP on Thursday urged the country’s people to get untied and put up a strong resistance against the government’s all ‘anti-state steps’.
At a sit-in programme in the city, the party also demanded the government reduce gas prices instead of increasing that. “From this programme, we want to say the gas prices must be reduced and in no way can be increased. It’s now the demand of all,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
“We’ll have to encourage people through such programme to create a resistance against the government’s all anti-democratic and anti-state moves. I also urge all to raise their voice and register their protest against the government’s misdeeds.”
As part of its countrywide programme, BNP arranged the two-hour sit-in programme form 10am to 12noon in front of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, protesting the government’s decision of increasing gas prices.
Several hundred BNP leaders and activists joined the programme with placards inscribed with different slogans against gas price hike.
Fakhrul alleged that the government has got isolated from people for its anti-people activities. “It’s not a pro-people government. It’s signing various deals (with foreign countries) that are going against public interest.”
He alleged that the government is taking anti-people decisions one after another to cement one-party rule and perpetuate its power.” “The gas price hike decision was illogical as all the gas companies are making profits.”
“Even, noted citizens are saying the gas price hike will
cast a negative impact on the economy. The government is taking such an anti-people decision as it has no accountability to people,” the BNP leader observed.
About the next general election, he said no election without the participation of BNP and its chairperson Khaleda Zia will be accepted to the country’s people. “People will resist such polls. We’ll force the government to hold an acceptable election under a non-party neutral administration through a peaceful movement.”
BNP standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Vice-chairmen Abdul Awal Mintoo, AZM Zahid, senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and other senior leaders spoke at the programme.
BNP on Thursday urged the country’s people to get untied and put up a strong resistance against the government’s all ‘anti-state steps’.
At a sit-in programme in the city, the party also demanded the government reduce gas prices instead of increasing that. “From this programme, we want to say the gas prices must be reduced and in no way can be increased. It’s now the demand of all,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
“We’ll have to encourage people through such programme to create a resistance against the government’s all anti-democratic and anti-state moves. I also urge all to raise their voice and register their protest against the government’s misdeeds.”
As part of its countrywide programme, BNP arranged the two-hour sit-in programme form 10am to 12noon in front of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, protesting the government’s decision of increasing gas prices.
Several hundred BNP leaders and activists joined the programme with placards inscribed with different slogans against gas price hike.
Fakhrul alleged that the government has got isolated from people for its anti-people activities. “It’s not a pro-people government. It’s signing various deals (with foreign countries) that are going against public interest.”
He alleged that the government is taking anti-people decisions one after another to cement one-party rule and perpetuate its power.” “The gas price hike decision was illogical as all the gas companies are making profits.”
“Even, noted citizens are saying the gas price hike will
cast a negative impact on the economy. The government is taking such an anti-people decision as it has no accountability to people,” the BNP leader observed.
About the next general election, he said no election without the participation of BNP and its chairperson Khaleda Zia will be accepted to the country’s people. “People will resist such polls. We’ll force the government to hold an acceptable election under a non-party neutral administration through a peaceful movement.”
BNP standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Vice-chairmen Abdul Awal Mintoo, AZM Zahid, senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and other senior leaders spoke at the programme.
