AL taking preparations to politically face BNP movement

Ruling Awami League is taking preparations to politically tackle BNP-led 20-party alliance in the field during the upcoming anti-government movement threatened by the BNP after Eid-ul-Fitr. “Surely, we’ll have our plan to face the so-called movement politically,” Food Minister Quamrul Islam told UNB over telephone on Friday. He said the ruling party has the preparations to face any sort of systematic democratic movement of the opposition parties of the country. “Awami League always remains ready to face any movement.” The minister also said that when it is about systematic democratic movement there is no question of any clash that might lead the country to destruction and anarchy. In this connection, he said that for chalking out the plan to face the opposition BNP in the field politically, the ruling party is going to hold a joint meeting tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. Awami League is going to hold the joint meeting with its associates, like- minded bodies and Dhaka City Awami League president and general secretary at the AL chief’s Dhanmondi office. AL general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam will preside over the meeting that will start at 5 pm, according to a news agency.