The ruling Awami League-led alliance on Tuesday vowed to resist the main
opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its alliance partner
Jamaat-e-Islami if they tried to foil the 10th parliamentary elections
scheduled for January 5, 2014.
The AL-led alliance leaders also urged the law enforcing agencies to
take stern actions against people involved directly or indirectly in any
subversive activities and ‘plot to destroy the peaceful election
atmosphere.’
Ruling alliance spokesman Mohammad Nasim, after a meeting at AL
president’s Dhanmondi office, said that at the meeting the alliance
hailed the announcement of election schedule and condemned the BNP for
creating anarchic situation in the country after the announcement of the
schedule.
‘The BNP and Jamaat are hatching a conspiracy to foil the election and
they are carrying out subversive activities and killing people in the
name of blockade and general strikes,’ he said.
Nasim, however, said that the next polls must be held on January 5, 2014 in accordance with the election schedule.
Nasim, also AL presidium member, said that the law enforcers should take
stern action against the BNP and Jamaat men if they were found to be
involved in any sabotage.
AL leaders including Jahangir Kabir Nanak, AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Khalid
Mahmud Chowdhury, Samajtantrik Dal faction general secretary Sharif
Nurul Ambia, standing committee member Shirin Akhter, Workers Party
general secretary Anisur Rahman Mallik, Ganatantri Party general
secretary Nurur Rahman Seelim and National Awami Party central leader
Ismail Hossain, among others, attended the meeting.
AL joint general secretary Mahmbubul Alam Hanif, addressing a rally in
front party office on Bangabandhu Avenue, threatened that the government
would go for tough action against the BNP and Jamaat leader and put
before trial if they did not stop ‘their subversive activities.’
Another joint general secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak, organising
secretary Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Dhaka city AL acting general
secretary Mofazal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and state minister for law
Quamrul Islam addressed the rally.
Later, a jubilant procession was brought out from Bangabandhu Avenue
hailing the announcement of election schedule. The procession terminated
in front National Press Club after parading different thoroughfares. (source)