Sylhet BNP starts 15-day agitation from tomorrow
Sylhet district and city BNP yesterday afternoon announced a fortnight long agitation programme from April 20 in the region to press 11-point demand.
At a press conference held at Sylhet Press Club, the leaders said the party will hold view exchange meetings with professional and business bodies and other political parties from April 20 to April 25, human chain at Sylhet Central Shaheed Minar on April 26, procession on April 29, street rallies at upazila headquarters and in city from May 2 to 5 and public meeting on May 6. The next course of action would be announced on May 6, they said.
The 11-point demand included deployment of army for Bhola by-election, appropriate measures against the Indian move for Tipai project to save Sylhet region, steps against WDB officials responsible for recent crop damage in Sunamganj haors, withdrawal of appointment of controversial persons as HC judges, ensuring water, gas and electricity supply and control of price hike, cancellation of renaming of ZIA and other establishments, withdrawal of politically motivated cases against opposition leaders and activists, withdrawal of fake cases against Tarique Rahman to ensure his safe return, cancellation of renaming Saifur Rahman Auditorium in Sylhet, restart of Red Crescent Durre Samad Rahman Medical College in Sylhet and stopping BSF's aggressive acts at Jaintapur and other border points.
Former lawmakers Abul Kaher Chowdhury and Abeda Chowdhury, former city unit chief Ariful Haque Chowdhury and district joint convener Abul Kaher Shamim were present at the press conference. City BNP secretary Nasim Hossain, president Dr Shahriar Hossain Chowdhury and Ariful Haque Chowdhury spoke while Dr Shahriar read out the statement.
In the written statement, the leaders alleged that sensing a sure defeat by BNP, the government went against the EC move and deferred the DCC polls.
They said, the AL-led government withdrew none of the fake cases filed against the BNP leaders, although those against the head of the government and others have already been put off. Besides, BNP men are being harassed with newly filed cases throughout the country.
The ruling party leaders renamed Saifur Rahman Auditorium and Khaleda Womens' Dormitory in Osmani Medical College in Sylhet to satisfy their political intention, the speakers alleged.
The present government also suspended the work of Surma Bridge at Kazir Bazaar in Sylhet as it began during BNP regime, they said.
The grand alliance government has already stopped a number of development projects in the region, only because they were taken up by the BNP, they alleged further.
Four new police stations were expected to open in Sylhet city during the BNP-led regime whereas the present government has reduced the number to only two, the press conference was told.
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