BNP hatching conspiracy to foil election: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP is hatching a conspiracy to foil the next general election drawing the attention of foreigners through isolated incidents.
He, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said this in a secretary-level meeting of the party at its Bangabandhu Avenue central office in Dhaka.
He said no conspiracy will be allowed to be implemented outside the constitution and Awami League will not bow down to anti-constitutional activities.
BSS adds: He said that the only demand of BNP is the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.
Sheikh Hasina's resignation means gross violation of the constitution, he said, adding: "We cannot violate the constitution."
He said: "Those who are standing against us are communal evil forces and friends of Pakistan-Afghanistan and sponsor of militancy."
"Would we surrender to them and sacrifice the land of this country, Bangabandhu's leadership, independence, political victory, development journey and the leadership of Sheikh Hasina?" he added.
Regarding the attack on an independent candidate in Dhaka-17 by-polls, Obaidul Quader said that whoever the candidate is, the government considers him as a candidate.
Mentioning that the government has taken action to this end, he said so far, a total of 10 people have been arrested.
Noting that strange things are happening in world politics, he said the major leading countries of the world are worried about countries like Bangladesh.
Foreigners are coming repeatedly to this country, he said, adding that BNP is also raising their demands capitalizing on the foreigner's presence.
AL Presidium Members Begum Matia Chowdhury, Kazi Zafar Ullah, Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and Advocate Md Qamrul Islam, Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing Secretaries Afzal Hossain and Abu Saeed Al Mahmud Swapan, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap and Science and Technology Affairs Secretary Engineer Md Abdus Sabur joined the meeting, among others.
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