BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami will stage demonstrations across the country tomorrow protesting price hike of essentials, issuance of arrest warrants against Tarique Rahman and demanding release of detained leaders.
BNP and Jamaat's acting secretaries general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and ATM Azharul Islam announced the programme yesterday from separate press briefings at their respective central offices at Nayapaltan and Moghbazar.
Before addressing the media, Mirza Alamgir chaired a joint meeting of his party leaders. The meeting discussed the country's latest political situation including arrest warrants against party's Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.
Two Dhaka courts recently issued arrest warrants against Tarique in connection with the August 21 grenade attack cases.
"The government has failed to run the country. Prices of essentials are already beyond people's power of purchase. This situation must be improved before Ramadan," Alamgir told the newsmen.
He also threatened to declare more agitation programmes even during the holy month of Ramadan if the government fails to check the price spiral.
The Jamaat acting secretary general at his briefing censured the government for its "absolute failure to control soaring prices of essentials."
People are annoyed with the government and that is why they (govt) have scrapped the caretaker government system aiming to hold a one-party poll to stay in power, mentioned Azharul.
Parliament on June 30 passed the 15th amendment to the constitution. It annulled the caretaker government provision making way for the next general election to be held under the incumbent government.
Source : The Daily Star
No comments:
Post a Comment