Fakhrul for congenial atmosphere for elections very soon

BNP's secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called upon the interim government to create an conducive atmosphere to hold the elections very soon.

He made the call addressing a discussion organised by BNP's Dhaka south city unit marking the fifth death anniversary of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in Dhaka on Sunday.

The BNP secretary general said, "We have been freed from a big monster but we are yet to get relief as the people's government has not been established yet."

He went on saying, ''The interim government took over to overcome a crisis, the chief adviser is responsible for restoring democracy in Bangladesh, and the government must go for a credible election and handover the power to an elected parliament."

Criticizing the remarks of an adviser, the BNP leader said, "The adviser said politicians became restive to take the power, but such statement is vary saddening. We do not expect such statement. We work to free Bangladesh from Sheikh Hasina. We gave lives and now we are making efforts to establish democracy."

Explaining why they put emphasis on holding elections soon, Mirza Fakhrul said, "The people of Sheikh Hasina will return as much as the government delay the election. So, we are saying again that create an atmosphere conducive to hold the elections very soon."

He said, "We have been cooperating with you all the time. You cooperate now. Do not try to divert people's attention by making statement like we become restive to take power."