Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), as part of its anti-government movement, today (Dec 10) placed a 10-point demand at their divisional mass rally in Dhaka.

The party held a massive rally peacefully at Golapbagh. 

Besides, they will stage a demonstration countrywide on December 13 to denounce the killing of a Swechhasebol Dal activist in police action on December 7, police rain on the BNP central office, arrest of the party’s top leaders and attack on its leaders and activists.

Dhaka Metropolitan South Convener Amanullah Aman presided over the Dhaka Divisional Assembly of BNP.

The 10-point demand was placed by the member of the BNP Standing Committee, also chief guest Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday (Dec 10).

He said: "There is no conspiracy that the government has not hatched to stop this rally. It has been proved once again that the people do not accept any obstacles".

The sooner this government can be removed from power, the better for the country, said Mosharraf.

However, the demands are: 

• The current unelected and illegal government has to resign, abolishing the parliament. 
• A neutral non-party caretaker government has to be constituted in keeping with Section 58 Kha, Ga and Gha added to the constitution in 1996.
• The caretaker government has to repeal the current illegal election commission and form a new commission which is acceptable to all parties. The new commission would amend the RPO, cancel EVM system and reintroduce voting through traditional ballot system as prerequisite to holding a transparent election.
• All charges against opposition leaders including Khaleda Zia, human rights activists, journalists and Alems have to be quashed, cases against them be withdrawn and the political prisoners have to be freed immediately.
• Digital Security Act-2018, Anti-Terrorism Act-2009, Special Power Act-1974 and all other draconian laws must be repealed.
• The anti-people decision to increase the prices of power, energy, gas, fertilizer, water and every other public service has to be withdrawn. The prices of essential commodities must be brought within people’s purchase power.
• The commodities market has to be freed from existing corrupt syndicates. Fair wages for working class people in line with inflation have to be ensured, child labour must be stopped and fair prices for agricultural products have to be set.
• A commission has to be set to identify incidents of money laundering, corruption in banking and financial sectors, power-energy, stock market and all other sectors in state mechanism.
• All victims of enforced disappearances must be rescued and punishment against perpetrators of incidents of extrajudicial killings has to be meted out. Legal action must be taken against those involved with persecution against religious minorities, attacks on their worship places and usurpation of their properties.
• Law enforcement agencies, administration and judiciary must be freed from government interference so that they can hold their duties with administrational discipline and professionalism.  

BDST: 1906 HRS, DEC 10, 2022
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