UNB, Dhaka :BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday said there is no alternative to a vigorous democratic movement now in the country to restore democracy and get rid of repression, killings and misrule.”Whenever we switched on TV channels we get bad news about killing, enforced disappearance, rape or other criminal activities and accidents. Under the circumstance, we’ve no other alternative to a stronger democratic movement to restore democracy and free the country’s people from oppression, injustice and misrule,” he said.The BNP leader came up with the remarks while addressing a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club arranged by Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal marking the 35th death anniversary of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.Nazrul, a BNP standing committee member, said BNP-backed elected mayors are now in jail while those not elected with people’s vote are running the country as there is no democracy and the rule of law here.He said thousands of crores of taka have been looted from the Bangladesh Bank, state-owned banks and other finical institutions but there is no action against the offenders.The BNP leader said their party men are being made accused in different cases though they did not commit any crime while the ruling party men are remaining untouched though there are documents and evidence of different crimes they’ve committed.
