BNP threatens 'oust govt' movement
The leaders of BNP and its student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) yesterday threatened to oust the government by launching tough movements if "torture" on the opposition leaders and activists continued.
They issued the threat at a protest rally in front of central office of BNP in the capital's Naya Paltan, organised by JCD in a protest against the "death threat" delivered to opposition chief whip Zainul Abdin Farroque over phone on Friday.
"Different forms of mass movements will be waged across the country under the leadership of BNP Chairperson Khaleda against Sheikh Hasina's government to stop tortures on the opposition activists," said Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie, student affairs secretary of BNP.
Annie, also a former president of JCD, said people are not interested anymore to see government's misdeeds one after another and the prime minister never pay attention to public sentiment.
He said Awami League is angry upon opposition chief whip Farroque as he has recently mentioned that the prime minister's son was involved with an illegal VoIP business and took bribe from a foreign company by rewarding it work order without tender.
BNP Organising Secretary Fazlul Huq Milon alleged that AL men served the death threat to Farroque as he spoke out the truth.
He said BNP will continue protesting misdeeds of the government and no threat will be successful to stop the protest.
Milon demanded the people, responsible for the threat, to be arrested immediately.
JCD President Sultan Salauddin Tuku said, "The student body will start movements with all its strength across the country soon to oust the government if 'torture' on opposition men continued."
JCD men brought out a protest procession after the rally.
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