Hasina returns empty-handed from US, says Fakhrul
He opens BNP's Cumilla to Chattogram road march
Friday, 6 October 2023
CUMILLA, Oct 05 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home empty-handed from the United States.
"Sheikh Hasina came back from America empty-handed. She put in much effort to cancel the visa policy and get rid of sanctions. They (US) didn't pay heed to it," he said.
Inaugurating BNP's road march from Cumilla towards Chattogram, Fakhrul also said that the people of Bangladesh also do not listen to the Prime Minister.
In this situation, he urged the Prime Minister to step down handing over power to a non-party neutral government to pave the way for holding the next national election in a credible manner.
The BNP leader alleged that the government is trying to hold another lopsided election by force to cling to power, but people will not let it happen. "We want to exercise our right to franchise this time. You will no longer be allowed to steal votes."
The leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies started the road march to press home the party's one-point demand that includes the resignation of the government and holding the next polls under a neutral government.
Fakhrul formally launched the road march on Kalakchua Khandkar Food Gallery ground in Burichong Upazila of Cumilla around 10:30 am. The road march ended in Chattogram via Feni and Mirsharai.