Staff Reporter :
The BNP on Tuesday urged the government to form the new election commission based on consensus.
The tenure of present election commission will expire in February, 2017.
“We want a national election under an election commission, which must be neutral. A neutral EC is a must to hold a free, fair and acceptable election,” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said this, while speaking at a discussion meeting in the city.
He said, “The government should announce a neutral search committee prior to the formation of the new EC. To form such search committee, the government should also respect the public opinion”.
The meeting was organised by the City unit of BNP in the Institution of Engineers to mark BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s jail release day.
“If any committee is formed without reflecting the public opinion, the people will not accept it,” Mirza Fakhrul warned.
He also accused the ruling party of trying to make the country free from politics.
“Awami League is trying to make Bangladesh a country without political parties. In order to execute the design, they are filing fabricated cases against Begum Khaleda Zia and other leaders of the BNP to keep them out of politics,” Fakhrul said.
Khaleda Zia is fighting for the restoration of democracy whereas the government is devising to destroy it.
“They are trying to bring back BAKSALregime under a different cover,” Mirza Fakhrul alleged.
He also alleged, the anti-militant committees formed by the government in the localities are collecting money from BNP men by creating panic that their names will be enlisted as militants in case of failure to pay money.
BNP standing committee member and Dhaka City Unit Convener Mirza Abbas asked the leaders and activists to take preparations for ensuing movement demanding national polls soon.
Another standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said, the BNP men will compel the government to hold fair polls.
Nazrul Islam Khan, another standing committee member of the party, asked the government to form search committee for forming EC after talks with political parties.
Amir Khasru Mahmud, another standing committee member of the party, accused the government of intimidating the opposition parties and common people.
Mirza Abbas presided over the meeting. Party Vice-Chairman Mohammad Shajahan, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Abdul Awal Mintu, central leaders Abul Khair Bhuiyan, Khairul Kabir Khokon, Kazi Abul Bashar, Sharfat Ali Sapu and Chhatra Dal President Razib Ahsan, among others, gave speech in the programme.
The BNP on Tuesday urged the government to form the new election commission based on consensus.
The tenure of present election commission will expire in February, 2017.
“We want a national election under an election commission, which must be neutral. A neutral EC is a must to hold a free, fair and acceptable election,” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said this, while speaking at a discussion meeting in the city.
He said, “The government should announce a neutral search committee prior to the formation of the new EC. To form such search committee, the government should also respect the public opinion”.
The meeting was organised by the City unit of BNP in the Institution of Engineers to mark BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s jail release day.
“If any committee is formed without reflecting the public opinion, the people will not accept it,” Mirza Fakhrul warned.
He also accused the ruling party of trying to make the country free from politics.
“Awami League is trying to make Bangladesh a country without political parties. In order to execute the design, they are filing fabricated cases against Begum Khaleda Zia and other leaders of the BNP to keep them out of politics,” Fakhrul said.
Khaleda Zia is fighting for the restoration of democracy whereas the government is devising to destroy it.
“They are trying to bring back BAKSALregime under a different cover,” Mirza Fakhrul alleged.
He also alleged, the anti-militant committees formed by the government in the localities are collecting money from BNP men by creating panic that their names will be enlisted as militants in case of failure to pay money.
BNP standing committee member and Dhaka City Unit Convener Mirza Abbas asked the leaders and activists to take preparations for ensuing movement demanding national polls soon.
Another standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said, the BNP men will compel the government to hold fair polls.
Nazrul Islam Khan, another standing committee member of the party, asked the government to form search committee for forming EC after talks with political parties.
Amir Khasru Mahmud, another standing committee member of the party, accused the government of intimidating the opposition parties and common people.
Mirza Abbas presided over the meeting. Party Vice-Chairman Mohammad Shajahan, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Abdul Awal Mintu, central leaders Abul Khair Bhuiyan, Khairul Kabir Khokon, Kazi Abul Bashar, Sharfat Ali Sapu and Chhatra Dal President Razib Ahsan, among others, gave speech in the programme.
