Almost fair, says Fakhrul

Although the BNP candidate could not campaign for the Rangpur City Corporation election as much as the other candidates due to hindrances caused by police, the “overall election was fair”, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.

However, he said his party does not have faith in the present election commission since it was formed following “wrong process” and ignoring their proposal to ensure its neutrality by including eminent personalities who are acceptable to the people, he said.    

He made the remarks at an election rally in Panchagarh for Hakikul Islam who is the party's mayoral candidate in the upcoming Boda municipality election, scheduled for December 28.   

At the rally Fakhrul once again said the “first condition” under which his party will participate in the next parliament election is that it has to be held under a “neutral government”.  

The true intensions of the present election commission cannot be presumed only through the Rangpur city election, which was not a major one and the people will not accept the government's attempt to hold another national election similar to that of January 5, 2014, the BNP leader said.

Fakhrul also clarified that Jamaat's alliance with BNP is for movement purpose, not for elections and his party is taking initiatives to forge a larger alliance with other parties. 

Organising Secretary of BNP central committee Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal Panchagarh unit President Mohammad Kayes, were present, among others.