BNP demo on Tuesday demanding cancellation of DCC polls results

After observing a day-long hartal, BNP today announced fresh demonstrations in Dhaka city on Tuesday demanding cancellation of the results of elections to Dhaka south and north city corporations.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the fresh programme at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in the city.

He said their party will stage demonstrations in all thanas of the capital on Tuesday.

The BNP leader said their programme is also meant for pushing their demand for the “restoration” of democracy and for release of their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Besides, Fakhrul said their party’s two mayoral candidates -- Tabith Awal and Ishraque Hossain -- will hold separate press conferences on Tuesday to disclose various “vote frauds” with documents. 

He claimed that people made their party’s hartal (shutdown) a success with their spontaneous support.

The BNP leader also thanked people for supporting the hastily planned hartal.

He claimed their party leaders and activists observed the shutdown at different wards of the city, where at least four were arrested.

Meanwhile, the dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by BNP from 6:00am today in the capital was observed peacefully with a lukewarm public response.

Mirza Fakhrul called for the shutdown on Saturday evening, reviving the “hartal culture” in Bangladeshi politics.

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, extended its support to the BNP programme.

Awami League mayoral candidates Atiqul Islam and Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh won the mayoral race of Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation in Saturday’s election.