BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged on Saturday that a reign of terror has been established in Khulna city to ensure the ruling party mayoral candidate's victory in Tuesday's election, reports UNB.
"Our leaders have returned from Khulna as there's a law that all the outsiders must leave the election areas before 72 hours of the voting. But now a reign of terror has been established there," he said.
The BNP leader came up with the remarks while speaking at a discussion arranged by Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB) at the Jatiya Press Club demanding proper treatment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her release from jail, and protesting the recent attack on Dr Samiul Alam Suhan near Doel Chattar in the capital.
Fakhrul said it is uncertain whether people will be able to cast their votes while their party mayoral candidate is facing obstacles towards carrying out electioneering.
"What's the point of joining the election while the state machinery is being used to ensure the victory of the ruling party mayoral candidate?"
He said the Election Commission is saying the atmosphere is conducive to a fair election though BNP leaders and activists are being arrested and harassed, and their party candidate's probable agents are being intimidated.
The BNP leader called upon all political parties to get united taking lessons from the recent national election to Malaysia. "We've no alternative to forging a national unity with people of all walks of life and religions and political parties to remove the current tyrant government."
He said though the banking sector was in a good shape during the BNP's rule under the supervision of late finance minister M Saifur Rahman, it is now in a complete mess due to unabated plundering and mismanagement. "The government is responsible for the current dismal scenario in the banking sector."
Mirza Fakhrul Islam alleged that the ownership of the country's first communication satellite, Bangabandhu-1, has gone to the hands of two persons.
"This is fine that they've launched the satellite. Now let the satellite function and move in the space, and we'll talk about it later," said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Speaking at a discussion, he further said, "Do you know the ownership of the satellite has gone to two people? Now you (govt) have to buy its service from them."
Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB) arranged the programme at the Jatiya Press Club demanding proper treatment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her release from jail, and protesting the recent attack on Dr Samiul Alam Suhan near Doel Chattar in the capital.
SpaceX successfully launched its most modern Falcon 9 rocket, delivering Bangabandhu-1, the first Bangladeshi telecom satellite, into geostationary transfer orbit at 2:14am (BD time) early Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Fakhrul said though the government has sent the satellite to the space, the country's people are going through immense sufferings. "Our farmers are not getting fair prices of their produce while the labourers are not getting fair wages. There's also no measure to preserve the produce of the farmers."
He described the current government as unelected one, and questioned the validity of the deals it has been singing with different countries.
In an oblique reference to the media reports about some recent defence deals with India, the BNP leader said, "Many deals are being signed. Who has given her (PM) the right to ink the deal since parliament is not elected with people's votes."
He also said the deals signed by the current government are not people's ones. "We'll examine all the deals."
Fakhrul said the government has inked a repatriation deal with Myanmar, but it could not yet send even a single Rohingya back.
Though the government used to say that India is its best friend, but it could not yet sign the most important Teesta water-sharing treaty, he commented.
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