Fakhrul wants immediate national election

BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the government to immediately hold an inclusive national election to restore democracy.
“What ever has happened, happened… let’s take the country forward by holding a free, fair and credible election under a neutral administration,” he said.
Fakhrul, the BNP acting secretary general, was addressing a discussion at the national press club, marking the 35th anniversary of the death of  Moshiur Rahman Jadu Miah Wednesday, according to a news agency.
The BNP spokesman criticised Finance Minister AMA Muhith for his move to collect Tk 1 billion from the private sector for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup and said the government is pampering the corrupt people by resorting to extortion.
Refereeing to a scuffle between a group of journalists and lawyers at the High Court, Fakhrul regretted the incident. “Why such incident has taken place. It’s exposed that the democracy is in crisis in the country. The government is responsible for it.”