Politics

Fakhrul announces one-point movement to topple govt

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has formally announced a one-point movement to oust the current government to hold the next general election under a neutral caretaker government.

He made the announcement at a rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka on Wednesday.

He said, "I announce a one-point (movement) of resignation of the fascist government, declaration of dissolution of the national parliament, reformation of Election Commission (EC), release of all prisoners, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, withdrawal of false cases against the leaders and activists, including Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, and economic freedom of people."

The BNP secretary general also announced a two-day road march program for July 18 and 18 in the capital.

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