BNP to observe anniv of 10th national election Tuesday
BNP has decided to mark the seventh anniversary of the 10th parliament election day– January 5, 2014–by hoisting flags at its offices across the country on Tuesday.
Besides, BNP leaders and activists will wear black badges on the day to register the party’s protest against that ‘unilateral’ election.
Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a press conference at its Nayapaltan central office on Monday.
“BNP will hoist black flags tomorrow (Tuesday) to commemorate with hatred the stigmatised chapter of capturing power through a unilateral voter-less parliamentary election that held on January 5, 2014 ignoring the demands of people amid the boycott by all political parties,” he said.
Rizvi said their party leaders and workers will wear black badges the same day protesting that election.
Most registered political parties, including BNP, boycotted the 10th parliamentary election as it was held under a partisan government, annulling the caretaker government system following a court order.
However, Awami League and its political allies joined the election in which 153 MPs out of 300 seats got elected uncontested.
BNP together with some other parties formed Jatiya Oikyafront under the leadership of Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain and joined the 11th parliamentary election on December 30, 2018, but suffered a massive debacle.
