BNP gearing up for final push
Already in a tight corner because of its frustrating failure in the pre-election movement, the BNP is now trying to rejuvenate its grassroots through district tours by senior leaders and prepare the party for a decisive movement, likely in mid-October or early November.
Taking lessons from its futile campaign before the January 5 vote, the party this time wants to go for a final movement after reorganising all units and associate bodies, several leaders involved in the initiative told the news agency.
Thy said that during their tours, they would try to revitalise the party men, resolve infightings and misunderstandings, sort out inactive leaders, put emphasis on reconstituting party's district units through councils, and give them necessary directions for a successful movement.
“We've made several teams headed by senior leaders for the district tours that started on August 21. These will continue until August 31. Many teams have already started their work and some are preparing to follow suit,” said BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
He said they wanted to take to the street this time very carefully with well thought-out plans after making the party men fully ready. “Our central leaders are visiting the districts to... wage a fierce and united movement to force the government to quit and hold a fresh election.”
After their rounds, all the teams will submit separate reports to the party high command depicting its organisational conditions in respective districts.
According to sources at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office in the capital, party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is leading the team in Manikganj and Munshiganj. He is scheduled to visit Munshiganj tomorrow.
On completion of the tours, the BNP will hold a rally in the capital and announce its next course of action, said the leaders.
BNP standing committee member Hannan Shah said, “We hope we'll be able to set everything for a decisive movement by reorganising our party before Eid-ul-Azha. We've intensified our organisational activities as part of our preparation for the final movement to oust this regime and establish a pro-people and democratic administration through a fresh national election.”
“We may launch the ultimate movement any time before or after the Eid-ul-Azha,” he said.
Another standing committee member, Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman, said they would give the party men clear outlines of the movement by motivating them as well as mobilising public support in favour of their demand for an immediate election under a non-party administration.
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