Election under caretaker govt most suitable for Bangladesh: Fakhrul

PBC NEWS DESK: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the next general election under a caretaker government is the most suitable system for a country like Bangladesh, and urged the country’s noted citizens and political parties to raise their voices for its restoration.

“The previous elections have proved that no credible elections can be held in Bangladesh under Sheikh Hasina regime and a partisan administration. We would have been happier if more noted citizens, political parties, and organisations of the country had really talked about these things. I urge them to raise their voices for ensuring the election under a caretaker government,” he said while addressing a press conference following a meeting with the liaison committee of 12-party alliance at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital on Sunday (January 29).

The BNP Secretary General said Awami League has pushed the nation into chaos by annulling the caretaker government system. “The country’s people now do not know how the elections will be held and whether they can cast their vote or not.”

Mirza Fakhrul has alleged that the ruling Awami League holds meetings and rallies using the statecraft, while opposition BNP is hindered in various ways to observe its political progarmmes.

“Even, BNP is not allowed to observe its political programmes sometimes. Train operation was forced to stop during BNP’s public meetings, while seven special trains have been kept standby for joining prime minister’s public meeting in Rajshahi city,” he said