Dismal records

Soon after that the whole country especially the villages were turned into torture chambers of the BNP-Jamaat goons. The non-Muslims, BNP opponents were the soft targets. Looting, raping, plundering etc. were committed in idle abandon. The mayhem continued for quite sometime.

Consequently “the combine' and their student wings, youth wings drove away the opponents and established their 'Raj' in all spheres. The former ruling combine embarked upon wiping out influences of the opposition and the secular forces by resorting to all conceivable illegal and devious means.

Syndicates were formed for extortions. 'Commissionbazi' earned a new dimension. Fundamentalists were un-leased to terrorise the people, and to establish and propagate their own brand of Islam. The destruction of the moral fibre and the basic principles on which Bangladesh was established was almost complete.

The Election Commission was thoroughly polluted by inducting questionable persons. A grossly faulty voter list was drawn up. The BNP-Jamaat combine took all the preparations to rig the elections under the 'able' shelter of the EC , police and other law enforcing agencies. Opposition activists and leaders were ruthlessly beaten up. Rulings of the High Court and Supreme Court were violated with impunity.

Against the backdrop of the above mentioned scenario the combined opposition started their 'Andolon'. They were driven to the walls. It is a do or die situation for them and for the right thinking secular minded' pro-liberation' populace who form the majority in our country. The BNP-Jamaat combine tried to deceive and hoodwink the people till the end.

So, we witnessed fierce and violent demonstrations in the streets of Dhaka and all over the country.

We have not forgotten the people's uprisings of 1969, 1970-71, 1990.They were more violent. The BNP-Jamaat would not have conceded any ground if violence and force were not applied.