Slicing electrical energy costs to an reasonably priced degree has added to the 10-point demand of the BNP as the federal government on Thursday but once more elevated the value by 5% in retail.
Different key calls for of the celebration embrace the resignation of the Awami League-led authorities, the reintroduction of a non-partisan caretaker authorities system and the dissolution of the parliament.
The principle opposition BNP expects a vigorous however non-violent simultaneous motion at this time with rallies in metropolitan cities and upazilas throughout the nation.
“The federal government has taken an anti-people choice by rising the value of electrical energy additional. The ability value hike will badly hit individuals already burdened with commodity value hikes,” BNP Standing Committee Member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku stated in a press convention yesterday.
“Just some corrupt officers will profit from the transfer,” he, additionally a former state minister for electrical energy, added and famous that in BNP’s tenure individuals acquired extra quantities of electrical energy than they paid for.
For instance, individuals acquired electrical energy value Tk110 towards their fee of Tk100 at the moment. “However they now get electrical energy value Tk70 solely towards a Tk100 recharge. Within the identify of pay as you go metres and fast leases, cash is being taken from individuals’s pockets.”
To do away with this struggling, the BNP chief urges individuals from all walks of life to affix their motion at this time.
“We now have accomplished all preparations. Leaders from totally different ranges are conscious of any untoward state of affairs,” Syed Emran Saleh Prince, performing workplace secretary of the BNP, advised The Enterprise Commonplace. “We don’t need battle, however we are going to shield ourselves if Awami League assaults us,” he added.
A number of BNP leaders additionally advised TBS that their activists have gained extra confidence after the 24 and 30 December simultaneous mass rallies, through which most opposition events took half. In addition they imagine that their anti-government motion advances in the appropriate path, mounting strain on the federal government.
Though a vested quarter is attempting to foil the simultaneous motion by creating violence-anarchy, central leaders have repeatedly requested activists to proceed the motion peacefully, they added.
BNP Secretary Common Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday reiterated his agency perception that the federal government shall be overthrown via a peaceable motion, regardless of how repressive its techniques.
“We’re passing a foul time as a barbaric and monstrous pressure is destroying all our achievements… round 40 lakh of our individuals have been implicated in false circumstances and a number of other thousand have been despatched to jail,” he stated.
“We’ll defeat this horrible monster (the federal government) via a peaceable motion, defying any kind of repression and suppression. We’ll set up a very democratic state right here. We’ll absolutely win the wrestle we’re finishing up,” Fakrul stated.
He claimed that 15 BNP leaders and activists have thus far been killed within the present motion since 22 August final yr, in police firing or the torture of Awami League ‘cadres’.
Some 33 political events and totally different skilled our bodies, together with the Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad and the Youth Discussion board, are additionally making all-out preparations to take to the streets on Monday. Amongst them, the seven-party alliance Ganatantra Mancha, the nationalist like-minded twelve-party alliance, the twelve-party alliance and the left democratic alliance will prepare their sit-in protest in entrance of the Nationwide Press Membership within the capital.
“We’re totally ready for Monday’s procession. We now have been directed by central leaders for non-violent procession protests at any value however we’re barely involved about regulation enforcement and the ruling celebration’s attacking angle,” Cumilla Metropolitan Appearing BNP Convener Shawkat Ali Bakul stated.
In the meantime, Awami League leaders stated they may even take to the streets to keep watch over the opposition motion and forestall BNP-Jamaat from any anarchic state of affairs.
Social gathering insiders stated the Dhaka North unit of the Awami League will organise a peace rally at Nutun Bazar of Batara within the capital, whereas the Dhaka South unit will maintain a day-long sit-in programme on 23 Bangabandhu Avenue. Obaidul Quader and different senior celebration leaders are anticipated to attend each programmes.
In addition to, the Chhatra league will maintain a rally at Shabagh as a part of its “Sensible Bangladesh” programme, and the Dhaka metropolitan unit of Jubo League will maintain protest rallies on the Sahid Minar and Farmgate within the capital.