Jatiya Party Chairman Hossain Muhammad Ershad and central leaders staged a mass hunger-strike in the city Thursday. — Focus Bangla Photo Observing that the country is now burning, Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad said on Thursday that country's democracy is now confined to parliament, reports UNB.
"Country's democracy is now confined to Parliament...there's no democracy outside Parliament… there's only terrorism. It can't continue for long," he said.
The former military ruler came up with the observations at a token
mass hunger strike organised by his party's Dhaka South city unit in front of party's Kakrail central office protesting the countrywide violence, arson attacks and repression.
The hunger strike programme began at 11am. Ershad broke the strike around 4pm sipping water provided by a little girl.
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