Strengthen fight to establish democracy, voting rights: Fakhrul

FE Team | Published: March 27, 2024 23:51:51

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called upon the people, especially the youth, to strengthen their fight for establishing democracy and voting rights, reports UNB.
He said this at a discussion meeting organised by BNP on the occasion of the Independence Day at the Engineers Institute auditorium in the capital.
He said that the only duty of BNP is now to make people aware of their rights and mobilise them in the struggle for establishing democracy in the country.
Mirza Fakhrul said BNP founder Ziaur Rahman restored multi-party democracy in the country, while the party's current chairperson Khaleda Zia fought against an autocratic regime for nine years and established democracy in the country.
He said we have been fighting against a fascist regime for the last 15 years, and during this period about 22 BNP leaders and activists killed, 60,000 were charged with false cases.
The opposition leader said the ruling AL has established not only a fascist regime but apartheid too in the country. They have demolished houses of BNP leaders and activists who are now fleeing from one place to another. They destroyed the businesses of BNP leaders and activists.
Fakhrul also alleged that many young people are not getting government jobs as they are being identified as children of BNP leaders and activists.
He accused the AL government of creating divisions among the people along the political lines. To them some belong to BNP and some others to AL, he said.