Dhaka/

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the ruling Awami League government is trying to stay in power by force. So all these will be decided in the streets. Absentee cases are being filed against BNP and opposition party leaders across the country, house-to-house searches are being conducted. Everything in the country is being looted.

He said these things at a public meeting organized at Shyamoli Club ground in the capital on Friday. The rally was held to protest arrests in absentee cases, police harassment, price hike, load shedding, totalitarian government corruption and implementation of 10-point demands.

On the occasion of the pre-announced program of the BNP, the leaders and activists started coming to the rally venue with piecemeal processions since noon. The rally officially started at half past two. The activists were holding posters and placards saying ‘I will give my vote’, ‘I want my democratic rights back’, ‘We need to reduce the price of goods to survive’, ‘We need to stop disappearances and murders’, ‘We need to stop disappearance cases’ etc.

Mirza Fakhrul said to the government officials and employees and the law enforcement forces that this government has lost credibility and support everywhere in the country and abroad. So you should not act in such a way that you will be identified while obeying the instructions of the illegal government.

He also said that there is no alternative to movement to make the country free and people to vote by bringing back the spirit of the war of independence. Let’s take that oath, take the common people of the country together and build a stormy movement in unity. The decision will be on the street.

The Secretary General of BNP said that the people of the country are not well today. The prices of everyday goods are unbridled. People are not good on the road, not good at home. There is no electricity, no gas. can’t cook There is no water in Dhaka. But the price of everything is constantly increasing. Village farmers cannot water their crops. Fertilizer prices have increased three-four times. Can’t give that. Farmers do not get the price of paddy and jute even if they harvest with difficulty. If you go to the market, you can understand the price of things. This government said to feed rice at 10 taka per kg. The price of that rice has increased a lot. The prices of oil, salt, sugar, egg, onion, ginger and garlic have increased. There is no such thing, the price of which has not increased.

He also said that despite this condition of the country, the ruling MP-ministers are sitting at home in AC cars and saying that everything is fine in the country. I will tell them – get out of the AC room and come to the people. Try to understand the language of their mind, understand the language of their eyes. In fact, those who do not care about people’s opinions do not believe in these things.

Mirza Fakhrul said, the time of this government is over. No matter how much they shout, travel abroad. Their time is up. So there is still time to release the people, accept the demands of the people. We want the guarantee of rice for common people. I want their right to live.

BNP Secretary General said that the election should be held under the caretaker government. The people of the country will not go to any election without it and will not allow it to go. Don’t want conflict. I believe in peaceful change of power through voting. In 2018, it was said that there will be free and fair elections, no harassment will be done. But numerous absentee cases were filed. The activists were attacked and bloodied. Again the voting of the day was done at night. They didn’t say anything. So there is no question of going to elections under Sheikh Hasina.

BNP central leader Abdus Salam, Habibur Rahman Habib, Fazlul Haque Milan, Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Anyi, Mir Sarfat Ali Sapu, Kamruzzaman Ratan, Mamun Hasan of Jubo Dal, Shafiqul Islam addressed the public meeting under the chairmanship of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP convener Amanullah Aman and member secretary Aminul Haque. Milton, SM Jilani of Svechasevak Dal, Hasan Jafir Tuhin of Krishak Dal, Kazi Raonkul Islam Shravan of Chhatra Dal and others.