Sirajganj Correspondent/

Because of Awami League’s vote theft, the ban on visa policy has come from the United States. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented that if there is not a fair vote in the future, there will be more restrictions along with the visa policy. He urged the BNP leaders and activists to prevent Awami League from stealing votes from the streets.

He said these things in a protest rally at Islamia Government College ground in Sirajganj municipal area on Friday (June 16) afternoon.

The BNP organized the rally to protest against the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, former minister and BNP National Standing Committee member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and former VP of Daksu and Dhaka Metropolitan BNP convener Aman Ullah Aman.

Fakhrul Islam said, today only restrictions on visa policy have come from the United States. If there is no fair vote in the future, they will be cut off from all business and trade access to America.

He also said that a free and fair election is not possible under this government. Therefore, a non-partisan caretaker government is needed to make elections free and fair in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has entered the field today, they will return home after realizing their rights.

In the rally, BNP General Secretary alleged that the government has cheated the people by looting the power sector. He said, “We pay the money to buy coal for electricity generation, but this government is cheating the public by smuggling thousands of crores of rupees abroad and leaving the money to buy coal in the balance.” Life of ordinary people has become miserable in heat without electricity.

He also warned various agencies and administrations of the government. Addressing them, he said that the Awami League government is not the last government in this country, more governments will be formed in the future. So I request everyone to do their proper duty from their respective places.

From the rally, Fakhrul demanded the release of Khaleda Zia, withdrawal of all conspiracy cases against BNP leaders including Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Aman Ullah Aman before the next election.

BNP central executive committee member and district BNP general secretary Saidur Rahman Bachchu was the special guest and international affairs co-editor of central BNP barrister Rumin Farhana was the special guest. District BNP leaders including Amirul Islam Khan Alim, Joint Publicity Secretary of the Central Committee, spoke.

Before the rally, leaders and activists of different upazilas and units of the district joined the rally by marching in groups.