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BNP does not want conflict, only a fair election: Fakhrul

BNP does not want conflict, only a fair election: Fakhrul
Politics

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) does not want conflict, it only wants a fair election, said the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

"I want to make it clear that we do not want conflict. We don't want any chaos. We want a fair election in the country," said Mirza Fakhrul while addressing a meeting prior to a rally celebrating the founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal on Friday.

"The most popular leader of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia, is fighting for the restoration of democracy even when she is ill and under house arrest," said Mirza Fakhrul.

"The Awami League government is not an elected government, they have destroyed the country's democracy. They have pushed the country toward a dire situation to stay in power," he added.

"We want everyone to be able to vote in the election. But the two elections held under this government were not fair. So, we want elections under non-partisan neutral caretaker government. Voting rights should be restored by forming a new election commission," said the BNP leader.

Mirza Fakhrul called on the leaders and activists to come forward to establish. He hoped a people's government will be established after the fall of this government.

Mahila Dal's standing committee member Selima Rahman also spoke at the session presided over by Mahila Dal President Afroza Abbas and convened by General Secretary Sultana Ahmed.