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Khaleda's Release 4-party to march to CA's office on Aug 21

Staff Correspondent
The BNP-led four-party alliance yesterday announced fresh programmes to press home their demands for the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. lifting the state of emergency and holding parliamentary elections before upazila polls.
The alliance would march to the Chief Adviser's Office on August 21 and submit a memorandum before Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed demanding the release of Khaleda. The alliance has also decided to submit the memorandum before deputy commissioners (DCs) in all districts of the country.
It would form human chains countrywide on August 27 to press home their demands which also include the release of Khaleda's elder son Tarique Rahman, now in a prison cell at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital.
Khaleda, a former prime minister. is now detained in a makeshift prison set up on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises.
Meanwhile, Home Adviser MA Matin claimed that efforts for the release of Khaleda and Tarique were underway. "Progress is being ]
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made... you will come to know in time," he told reporters at the Bangladesh Secretariat when asked about the matter.
The decision of fresh agitation programmes was made at a meeting of the BNP-led alliance leaders held at the NAM flat of BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain. The meeting was convened to chalk out the alliance* s next course of action after the expiry of their 72-hour ultimatum Wednesday night to release Khaleda.
BNP's Selima Rahman, Nazrul Islam Khan, Tanveer Ahmed Siddiqui and Rizvi Ahmed. Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid, Ameer of Khelafat Majlish ATM Ishaq. Secretary General of a faction of Islami Oikya Jote Abdul Latif Nezami and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andali Rahman were at the meeting.
Delwar informed newsmen about the programmes during a briefing after the meeting and said they were united in releasing their demands. "Our unity will provide pace to our movement," he added
He said, "We announced the two days' programme but we do not want to push our activists towards confron -tation amid the state of emergency." 1 le honed that the government would meet their demands soon and release Khaleda andTarique.
He, however, warned the government of tougher movements if the government does not pay heed to their demands.
Asked why the alliance did not announce tougher programmes, Delwar said they did not want to put the country into a fresh crisis.
He castigated the advisers for their not-well-thought and contradictory statements about releasing Khaleda Zia. "Some advisers are making frequent comments but there is no coherence between the comments."
Delwar, however, said they have faith in the chief adviser, who announced in Chittagong Wednesday that the BNP chairper son would be released as soon as possible.
The BNP leader reiterated his demand for immediate lifting of the emergency and holding of the parliamentary elections ahead of upazila polls
He urged the government to take special measures so that prices of essentials remain within the reach ofcommon people.
Delwar also demanded that May to. the day president Ziaur Rahman was assassinated, be made a public holiday and national mourning day. He also demanded November 7, National Revolutionary and Solidarity I Jay. be made a public holiday.