BNP on Sunday alleged that a terrific situation has been created in Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal cities ahead of July 30 polls due to the ‘wholesale’ arrest of the polling agents of its mayoral candidates.
“Detectives are indiscriminately arresting our candidates’ agents and showing them arrested in
He said, some lawyers and relatives met their party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday in Old Dhaka Central Jail, and found her seriously ill. “She’s too sick to meet the visitors coming down on the ground floor. Her lawyers and relatives met her on the first floor,” Rizvi said.
The BNP leader also said Khaleda Zia is now at a serious health risk and her condition is deteriorating gradually as she has been going through immense sufferings in an unhealthy jail condition. He renewed their party’s demand for ensuring better treatment of Khaleda at United Hospital in the capital. Rizvi said Awami League accorded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a reception at Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday inflicting serious sufferings on the city dwellers. He said the reception only triggered hatred in public mind as the entire Dhaka city turned into a place of sufferings due to the programme.
