& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

Demand for Caretaker

BNP goes for nationwide campaign

Rakib Hasnet Suman
The main opposition BNP is now planning a nationwide massive campaign to gear up for a tougher antigovernment movement demanding restoration of the caretaker government system to the constitution.
As the transit deal was not signed during the Indian prime minister's recent visit to Dhaka, BNP puts its spotlight on the caretaker government issue.
Party high-ups believe the campaign will drum up support for the demand and create anti-government sentiment among the people. They hope the movement will gain momentum before the end of the present government's tenure, which will ultimately force the ruling party to bow to the demand.
Several leaders, however, said party Chairperson Khaleda Zia wants to unite the party men and the common people before going for any tougher movement like hartal and blockade and that is why the party has planned to go for a long anti-government agitation.
BNP standing committee in a recent meeting
discussed the winter-long campaign and planned that the chairperson will address more than 100 public meetings during road marches towards seven divisional headquarters and visits to 19 districts from early October.
Khaleda will announce these programmes from a public rally on Tuesday in the capital. Representatives from BNP-led four-party alliance and like-minded parties will also attend the rally.
Earlier in July the former premier had declared that she would announce an agitation programme after the Eid-ul-Fitr to force the government from power.
Defying protests from the main opposition and its allies, parliament on June 30 annulled the caretaker government system by adopting the 15th amendment to the constitution.
“Under no circumstances the next general election will be held under the Awami League government and this
will be ensured through the movement," insisted party standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Mia.
The chairperson's nationwide campaign will do a lot to involve the common people with the party's upcoming movement as they are annoyed with AL government's misrule, observed Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman, a member of the BNP standing committee.
Asked about the agitation programme, party Joint
Secretary General Mohammad Shahjahan said, “It (chairperson's tour] will be like an electoral tour, when she will visit all parts of the country. Local units from union to district levels will be involved with organising the visit.”
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has already discussed the tour preparations with the joint secretary generals and organising secretaries.