AL trying to establish monarchy

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia joins her party’s rally at Naya Paltan in Dhaka on Tuesday

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday called on the ruling Awami League to hold talks with all stakeholders to create a congenial atmosphere for holding “genuine general elections” immediately.
“The Awami League should hold talks with all for creating an atmosphere conducive to genuine elections,” she said.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief made the overture, while addressing a rally at Naya Paltan, marking the 2nd anniversary of the lopsided 10th parliament elections held on 5 January 2014.
The BNP and its allies observe the day as “democracy killing day” while ruling AL and its allies celebrate the day as “day for a triumph of democracy.”
At least 20 people were killed on the day of the violence-marred 10th general elections boycotted by all of the major opposition parties that paved the way for landslide victory for the Awami League.
The BNP chairperson said the ruling Awami League killed democracy in Bangladesh through the voter-less election on 5 January 2014.

“And that is why, we observe democracy killing day every year on 5 January.”
Terming illegal the government as well as 10th parliament formed through the 5 January elections, Khaleda called for talks to create an atmosphere for an immediate general election.
Offering an olive branch to the ruling party, the former prime minister said her party wants to work together with all for the sake of democracy. “We want a solution to the problem through dialogue.”
She said a fair election is not possible under Awami League.
Khaleda also called on the government to hold an immediate general election and said, “As they [AL leaders] are staying in power forcibly, they will have to do this.”
Khaleda alleged that talk shows in private television channels are being controlled by the government.
“Journalists and civil society members are not being able to speak their minds. Talk shows are being controlled. Cases are filed against the talk show speakers. Some of the talk show speakers fled the country for such cases,” alleged Khaleda.
Khaleda alleged that AL has links with militants. “That is why,” she added, “it presents fear of militancy before the foreign forces time and again. Militancy is a creation of AL.”
Referring to incidents of attacks on Udichi, Ramna Batamul and CPB rally, she said, “Militancy rises whenever AL comes to power.”
She also gave a description of how common people are shown arrested as militants. “Some people are arrested and kept in the headquarters of Rapid Action Battalion. They were not fed and not allowed to shave their beard and then they were brought before the media and it is said, ‘We have arrested militants’.”

The BNP chairperson in addition to asked why the dealing out did not arrest the killers of Italian national as still.
Khaleda urged the approach to scuff the length of the prices of fuel, expertise and agricultural inputs, and meet the demand of the demonstrating public academic circles teachers and rearrange their dignity.
Khaleda held responsible the doling out for enforced desertion of the party leaders and activists.
She asked the running to compensation to the passage of democracy renouncing the tactics of abduction, killing and enforced disappearances.
Otherwise, you (AL) will not be dexterous to stay in facility. You never know into the future the people will rise going on and you will not be able to resist the people behind they will nihilist, she said.
The former prime minister alleged that the ruling Awami League is irritating to establish monarchy in the country. It is enacting laws one after another unaccompanied to mute the challenger voice. It has tainted the constitution of the republic for its own seek, bringing no to your liking to the people.
Khaleda cutting out that the 2008 general elections, too, were stage-managed, not to hint the 5 January ballot.
The 2008 general elections were held by now an promise together in the middle of Awami League, the plus chief of army staff Moyeen U Ahmed and chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed.
Earlier, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia reached the meeting venue after the programme began vis--vis 2:15pm once BNP standing committee follower Gayeshawar Chandra Roy in the seat.
Leaders from swing party levels addressed the rally, which was then attended by the partys senior leaders, including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
The BNP chief has attended such a big political rally after greater than one year.