BOGRA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the Awami League led government again longed for holding a one-sided elections, but they won’t be given the scope this time. 

“The Election Commission (EC) is helpless. Police isn’t obeying EC orders. Police is running upon government direction. Still we are in the polling field. The people are with us,” he said.

Bogra-6 BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul was briefing reporters on the overall election conditions at Woodburn Public Library auditorium on Saturday (Dec 15).   

Mentioning that Awami League called hartal along with Jamaat and Jatiya Party for 173 days, for a caretaker government, he said: “BNP then accepted their demand and formed caretaker government”

“Three elections were held under that caretaker government. None raised questions over those elections. But Awami League has cancelled the caretaker government system after coming to power. (And) held voter-less elections in 2014,” he added.  

Mirza Fakhrul further accused the government of putting highest efforts to remove BNP leaders from the poling ground by threatening and lodging cases.

“But, the desire of the government won’t be successful,” he said.

Bogra district BNP President VP Saiful Islam, Secretary General Joynal Abedin and Bogra-6 election steering committee coordinator Advocate AKM Mahbubur Rahman, among others, were present there.

BDST: 1552 HRS, DEC 15, 2018
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