Wage a movement if you can: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday challenged BNP to prove its ability to wage movements.

“They keep talking about movement. Let the BNP wage a movement if they have the ability and the courage. Haven’t seen any movement lasting even 10 minutes in the last 10 years though,” Quader said while talking to journalists at party president Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi office.

He made the remarks in response to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s recent comment on strengthening anti-government movement to “restore democracy” and ensure immediate release of party’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Responding to a query, Quader said Fakhrul secured victory in the national election but did not join parliament. “Five BNP lawmakers joined parliament; a woman lawmaker took oath  in a reserved seat. But their party secretary general did not. What kind of democracy is this? It is ridiculous democracy!”