BANGLADESH

Opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia has reminded the government of a 'final' anti-government movement, to be announced after the road marches.

"We will announce the final movement programme soon. You must all prepare for that programme. We will remove this government and put a patriotic one in place," she said, addressing the last way-side rally of the Sylhet-bound four-party road march at Sherpur of Moulvibazar on Monday night.

Khaleda said she has a strong belief that the four-party alliance will form government if the election is held under a caretaker government.

BNP chief said, "Still there is time, do not make the people suffer anymore. Hand over power to a caretaker government for election. We do not want movement – we want a peaceful handover of power."

The march entered Sylhet around 10.20pm Monday, BNP chairperson's press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan told bdnews24.com.

The convoy set off for the road march from the party's Naya Paltan headquarters at 10.50am. Thousands of supporters stood on the both sides of the highway and greeted the opposition leader by clapping their hands together.

Khaleda briefly addressed rallies at Naryanganj's Tarab Bus Stand intersection, and Narsinghdi's Itakhola, Madhabdi and Polash, Brahmanbaria's Kottapara and Moulvibazar's Sherpur.

More than a thousand vehicles that comprised the march clogged up traffic on Dhaka-Sylhet highway for hours.

The opposition chief retired to Sylhet Circuit House for the night. She will visit the shrine of saint Shahjalal on Tuesday morning and end the road march with her address to a public meeting at the Sylhet Alia Madrasa ground in the afternoon.