BNP’s road march towards EC ends peacefully in front of Banglamotor crossing
It plans processions towards district EC offices on May 9 demanding resignation of CEC, two ECs
Dhaka, May 3 (UNB) - Opposition BNP’s road march procession towards the Election Commission Secretariat demanding resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda and two other Election Commissioners ended peacefully in front of Banglamotor crossing Monday afternoon.
The party announced fresh programme of bringing out processions towards all the Election Commission offices at the district level across the country on May 9 demanding resignation of the CEC and the two ECs.
Earlier, at a pre-procession rally at the city’s Muktangon, BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas announced the fresh programme.
BNP senior joint secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir formally announced the termination of road march in front of the Banglamotor crossing at around 5 pm.
He thanked all the participants in the processions for peacefully and successfully completing the road march.
Fakhrul said the movement for resignation of the CEC and the Election Commissioners will continue.
He said the people have lost confidence in the incumbent CEC and ECs as they have failed to prove their neutrality, which was again exposed in the Bhola-3 by-election.
As per the road march schedule, the BNP brought out the procession from Muktangon at about 4:15 pm demanding resignation of the CEC and two ECs for the “biased role” they played in the victory of the ruling party candidate in the April 24 Bhola-3 by-election.
The BNP termed the by-election farcical, alleging that it was marked by massive vote rigging, forcible eviction of BNP polling agents, grabbing polling centers and stuffing ballot boxes with ballot papers illegally stamped in favour of the Awami League candidate.
The procession, which started from Muktangon, passed through Puranapaltn, Topkhana, National Press Club, Supreme Court, Matsabhaban, Engineers Institute, Shishu Park, Shahbag and Hotel
Sheraton areas before terminating peacefully in front of Banglamotor crossing without any police obstruction.
The procession was led by senior leaders of BNP and its front and associate organizations including Mirza Abbas, Abduallah Al Noman, city mayor Sadeq Hossain Khoka, Amanullah Aman, opposition chief whip Zainul Abdin Farroque, Elias Ali, Fazlul Huq Milon, Abul Khayer Bhuiyan MP, Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie MP, Habibun-Nabi Khan Sohel, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku and Noor-e-Ara Safa.
Thousands of participants loyal to BNP and its front and associate organizations chanted various slogans against the government, the Prime Minister and the Chief Election Commissioner.
The slogans they shouted included ‘Action Action, Direct Action’, ‘Chor Chor Bishwa Chor, Sheikh Hasina Vote Chore’, ‘Chor Chor Bishwa Chor, CEC Vote Chor’ and ‘Gherao Gherao Gherao Hobey Nirbachan Commission Gherao Hobey’.
Before the BNP road march terminated, a police official posted at Banglamotor crossing told UNB he has not received any instruction from his higher authority about obstructing the road march.
A good number of policemen were seen on the front and rear of the procession.
Additional traffic jam was created in the roads adjacent to the ones through which the BNP procession passed through.
Earlier, briefly addressing the big pre-procession rally, Mirza Abbas said no election will be allowed to be hold under the present Election Commission as it failed to hold a free, fair and neutral election in Bhola-3.
Presiding over the rally BNP vice-chairman Sadeq Hossain Khoka said no free, fair and neutral election can be held under the present Election Commission.
Saying that BNP has rejected the Bhola-3 by-election, he demanded immediate fresh by-election in Bhola-3 parliamentary constituency.
The party announced fresh programme of bringing out processions towards all the Election Commission offices at the district level across the country on May 9 demanding resignation of the CEC and the two ECs.
Earlier, at a pre-procession rally at the city’s Muktangon, BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas announced the fresh programme.
BNP senior joint secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir formally announced the termination of road march in front of the Banglamotor crossing at around 5 pm.
He thanked all the participants in the processions for peacefully and successfully completing the road march.
Fakhrul said the movement for resignation of the CEC and the Election Commissioners will continue.
He said the people have lost confidence in the incumbent CEC and ECs as they have failed to prove their neutrality, which was again exposed in the Bhola-3 by-election.
As per the road march schedule, the BNP brought out the procession from Muktangon at about 4:15 pm demanding resignation of the CEC and two ECs for the “biased role” they played in the victory of the ruling party candidate in the April 24 Bhola-3 by-election.
The BNP termed the by-election farcical, alleging that it was marked by massive vote rigging, forcible eviction of BNP polling agents, grabbing polling centers and stuffing ballot boxes with ballot papers illegally stamped in favour of the Awami League candidate.
The procession, which started from Muktangon, passed through Puranapaltn, Topkhana, National Press Club, Supreme Court, Matsabhaban, Engineers Institute, Shishu Park, Shahbag and Hotel
Sheraton areas before terminating peacefully in front of Banglamotor crossing without any police obstruction.
The procession was led by senior leaders of BNP and its front and associate organizations including Mirza Abbas, Abduallah Al Noman, city mayor Sadeq Hossain Khoka, Amanullah Aman, opposition chief whip Zainul Abdin Farroque, Elias Ali, Fazlul Huq Milon, Abul Khayer Bhuiyan MP, Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie MP, Habibun-Nabi Khan Sohel, Sultan Salahuddin Tuku and Noor-e-Ara Safa.
Thousands of participants loyal to BNP and its front and associate organizations chanted various slogans against the government, the Prime Minister and the Chief Election Commissioner.
The slogans they shouted included ‘Action Action, Direct Action’, ‘Chor Chor Bishwa Chor, Sheikh Hasina Vote Chore’, ‘Chor Chor Bishwa Chor, CEC Vote Chor’ and ‘Gherao Gherao Gherao Hobey Nirbachan Commission Gherao Hobey’.
Before the BNP road march terminated, a police official posted at Banglamotor crossing told UNB he has not received any instruction from his higher authority about obstructing the road march.
A good number of policemen were seen on the front and rear of the procession.
Additional traffic jam was created in the roads adjacent to the ones through which the BNP procession passed through.
Earlier, briefly addressing the big pre-procession rally, Mirza Abbas said no election will be allowed to be hold under the present Election Commission as it failed to hold a free, fair and neutral election in Bhola-3.
Presiding over the rally BNP vice-chairman Sadeq Hossain Khoka said no free, fair and neutral election can be held under the present Election Commission.
Saying that BNP has rejected the Bhola-3 by-election, he demanded immediate fresh by-election in Bhola-3 parliamentary constituency.
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