The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday announced that it would hold a rally and procession in front of the National Press Club on Friday protesting against the killing of protestors during the anti-quota movement across the country.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programme titled 鈥楴ational Unity Rally and Procession鈥� at a press conference at the party chairperson鈥檚 Gulshan office in Dhaka.
He said that same programme at the same time at 3:00pm would be held across the country.
He said that people were not want any justice from the Awami League government as its resignation was only solution.
Earlier on the day, at a virtual press conference, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that the law enforcers had been indiscriminately shedding the blood of anti-quota protesters, asserting that the government granted them a licence to kill innocent students.
鈥楴onchalant Hasina and cruel Obaidul Quader have given the police a license to kill students. They are behaving cowardly and are on a rampage, shedding blood with the spirit of hangmen,鈥� Rizvi said.
He also said that the 鈥榖rutal鈥� attacks of the Awami League law enforcers and the 鈥榖lood-thirsty miscreants鈥� of the Chhatra League had been claiming the lives of people since Tuesday.
Rizvi said that the sacrifices of the students would not go in vain, as this movement aimed to restore democracy and humanity in Bangladesh.
He said that the students鈥� movement and their sacrifices inspired millions of people who lost their rights. 鈥楢bu Sayeed, Wasim, and other students who sacrificed their lives are considered the greatest heroes by the people of the country,鈥� he said.
The BNP leader said that those who sacrificed their lives in the quota-reform movement were all freedom-loving children of the country.
He called upon the country鈥檚 people to stand by the students, as an opportunity had arisen to free the country from the clutches of autocrats.
The BNP leader also warned that if the students were defeated, the government would brutally suppress and repress the country鈥檚 people to seek revenge. 鈥楽o, we all should participate actively in the movement.鈥�
He said that the movement of ordinary students against discrimination was becoming a dream of revolution.
Rizvi alleged that the members of the BGB, RAB, police and SWAT were carrying out heinous attacks like the Pakistan occupation force in the peaceful Complete Shutdown programme called by the general students from Thursday morning.
He said that the law enforcers were indiscriminately firing shoots, rubber bullets, teargas shells and soungrandes on the demonstrating students.
Besides, the law enforcers and the cadres of Chhatra League, Juba League and Awami League were also attacking ordinary students.
Rizvi alleged that members of the BGB, RAB, police, and SWAT were carrying out heinous attacks like the Pakistan occupation forces during the peaceful Complete Shutdown programme called by the general students since Thursday morning.
He accused law enforcers of indiscriminately firing bullets, rubber bullets, tear gas shells, and sound grenades at demonstrating students.
Besides, he claimed that cadres of Chhatra League, Juba League, and Awami League were also attacking ordinary students.
