BNP to protest over power, water crunch

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BNP unveiled a month-long political programme demanding resolution of such wide-ranging issues as water, power and gas shortages, deteriorating law and order, violence in educational institutions and fixing fair prices of agricultural crops, reports bdnews24.com.
Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain made the declaration Thursday noon at BNP chairperson's Gulshan office and said the protests would continue across the country starting May 5 until June 2.
"We have been offering the government advice, recommendations and cooperation around a number of issues and subjects over the past months," said Delwar.
"Instead of appreciating our help, the government has been maligning and slandering our leaders and workers. Our people are being sued, murdered, injured and attacked.
"Even then, we have not declared any tough programme as it will hamper the law and order."
The secretary general said BNP could not remain nonchalant about the sufferings the people had been going through.
"Demanding adequate water, power and gas supplies, we'll be staging protest rallies and processions at metropolises, districts and upazilas on May 5," he said.
On May 14, countrywide rallies and processions will protest the deteriorating law and order.
All metropolises, districts and upazilas will mark May 19 to demand an end to the "atrocities being committed at educational institutions and politicisation everywhere".
Rallies and processions will march the streets on May 24 demanding reduced prices for manures and diesels, bringing commodity prices within the reach of the people, ensuring payment of right prices for the farm produces and protection to the export-oriented industries.
June 2 processions and rallies again will protest deteriorating law and order and exacerbating incidents of murders, dacoities, extortion and harassment countrywide.