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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said defeated fascist forces are trying to derail the upcoming national election, while another force is attempting to create divisions among people by using religion.

He said the force that opposed Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 has now changed its appearance and is claiming to build a “new country”.

“This election will be a contest between two forces. One stands for Bangladesh, liberal democracy and the true establishment of democracy,” Fakhrul said at a discussion organised by Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal and Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Projonmo at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh, in the capital.

Saying the country is facing deep polarisation, he asked whether people would choose independence, sovereignty and democracy, The

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