Nothing happened behind the scenes: Fakhrul

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Trashing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s remark that the government had reached an agreement 'behind the scenes' with foreign powers over the coming election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said nothing actually happened behind the scenes.

Speaking at a token hunger strike, he also said BNP and other opposition parties will launch an 'unstoppable movement' after the Durga Puja for the restoration of democracy and unconditional release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports UNB.

“This is not an elected government. It can’t be called a government as it’s a ruler…they (govt) declared the largest political party BNP, which was in power thrice, as their enemy. It means they do not believe in democracy. If they believe in democracy, they can’t consider any political party an enemy. The 'democratic world' was sticking to their stance on -the resignation of the current regime' for a credible election,” he said.

The senior leader of the party said it has been proved again that the government does not believe in democracy and the rule of law as it arrested two Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders of Narsingdi in a commando style violating the law from a students’ convention at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on Thursday.

As part of its countrywide programme, BNP’s Dhaka south and north city units arranged a three-hour token hunger strike in the city demanding Khaleda Zia's unconditional release from jail and her advanced treatment abroad.

Several thousand BNP leaders and activists holding banners, festoons and placards joined the programme.

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