UNB :
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government has created an ‘awful’ situation in the country by ‘obliterating’ democracy.
“There’s no democracy in the country while the judiciary has no independence. There’s no freedom of speech and press freedom. More than 35 lakh patriotic people have been harassed with false cases,” he said.
The BNP leader also alleged that the government is resorting to enforced disappearance,
killing and repression to suppress its opponents. “A terrible situation has been created in the country as they (govt) have established a fascist rule.”
Fakhrul made the remarks while talking to reporters after paying homage to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar marking the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ remembering ‘civil-military uprising’ on November 17 in 1975.
He said there is no alternative to forging a strong unity of people to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s rights in the country.
“On this day, we’ve taken a vow to unite the people of this country and all political parties and organisations to defeat the fascist government and release Begum Khaleda Zia (from jail),” the BNP leader said.
He said Bangladesh will surely stand on its own feet as an independent force again against hegemony and imperialism. “We’ll continue our struggle to turn Bangladesh into a democratic state.”
