Apologise to nation for ‘vote rigging’, Fakhrul tells Quader

The ruling Awami League's general secretary should publicly apologise for 'electoral theft' committed by his party, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said, report agencies.

"Now they (govt) can't tackle such a big stealing in the election...ask Mr Quader (AL general secretary) to apologise first to the nation going to the stadium for resorting to blatant lies and deceiving and depriving people," he said.

The BNP leader further said, "A path for discussions with other parties will be created, if they (AL) apologise to people."

Fakhrul made the demand while visiting an injured activist of the party's student front at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

He was responding to reporters who asked him about Quader's recent backtrack from an announcement he had made about hosting political parties for a new dialogue with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban.