Opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia has urged the Awami League leaders to join BNP saying that the ruling party is not working to preserve the interests of the nation.
"It's BNP which can lead the country. Awami League can't give anything to the country. I urge the patriot leaders of the ruling party to come out of the party. You'll be given honourable posts," Khaleda said on Saturday addressing a roadside rally at Dasuria in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on way to her third road march, to Khulna.
"I would ask everyone...let's work for the development of the country rising above party considerations."
According to the current electoral law, a candidate has to be registered with a particular party for at least three years to contest with party affiliation, while Khaleda's call comes two years ahead of the next national elections.
Khaleda started her third road march from Uttara Model Town area around 10:30am on Saturday for Khulna to solicit public support for reinstatement of the caretaker government system, which was scrapped by the government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The opposition leader is scheduled to stay overnight in Jessore and address a street rally on Sunday morning there.
Apart from the leaders of the four-party alliance, leaders of some like-minded parties, including that of Liberal Democratic Party, have joined her in the road march.
Khaleda demanded that a joint survey should be done before launching the Tipaimukh Dam project over the Barak River, as the river flowing through the Indian state of Manipur is a common river.
"If the dam is harmful for Bangladesh the project must be stopped, or else the people will wage movement."
Referring to her letter sent to Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh asking for a joint survey, she said, "If the survey reveals that the project isn't harmful, then there should be a discussion between the two countries."
She insisted that the Meghna and Kushira rivers would dry and the haor (low-lying areas) and bio-diversity of the area would face a serious threat if the dam was constructed. "We're not experts, so we asked the Indian prime minister to conduct a joint survey."
The opposition chief claimed that the government was completely failed in diplomacy on the Teesta water-sharing deal with India.
Referring to the country's current economy, she said the government was running the country on heavy borrowings from the banks. "The banks are about to be insolvent. The foreign currency reserve that we had left while handing over power in 2006 has now come to zero level."
She severely criticised the government for its mismanagement of the rundown roads and highways.
The BNP chairperson claimed that the high-ups of ruling Awami League were involved in the recent share market downswings.
"That's why the finance minister did not reveal the names of the share market scamsters even after investigation."
She also protested the attack on LDP president Oli Ahmed, saying that Oil is a veteran freedom fighter. "Another famous freedom fighter is now being called 'rajakar'. It's Awami league which is making the freedom fighters 'rajakars."
The former prime minister said that a second Padma bridge would be constructed at Daulatdia-Paturia stretch of the river if her party returns to power in the next national elections.
Complications arose over the construction project of the Padma bridge on the Mawa-Kawrakandi point as the World Bank suspended its promised US$ 1.2 billion promised funding for the project following charges of corruption. It wants the issue of alleged irregularities in the appointment of consultants for the project fixed before releasing the funds.
The ruling grand alliance has, however, already taken initiatives to construct another bridge at Daulatdia under public-private partnership.
Khaleda assured of resolving the existing power and gas crisis, and generating opportunities of employment, manpower export and trade and commerce if BNP returns to power.
Khaleda also called for a new procurement policy, so that paddy and jute cultivators could get fair prices.
She alleged that the government had gone mad to see the popular uprising during the road marches 'which proves that the present failed and repressive government has no public support'.
"The government should be ousted to save the countrymen and democracy," she said calling on the people to join the anti-government movement.
Senior BNP leaders Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Abbas, Abdul Main Kahn, Abdullah Al Noman, Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Fazlur Rahman Patal, Amanullah Aman, Ahmed Azam Khan and Mahbub Uddin Khokan also spoke at the rally.
"It's BNP which can lead the country. Awami League can't give anything to the country. I urge the patriot leaders of the ruling party to come out of the party. You'll be given honourable posts," Khaleda said on Saturday addressing a roadside rally at Dasuria in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on way to her third road march, to Khulna.
"I would ask everyone...let's work for the development of the country rising above party considerations."
According to the current electoral law, a candidate has to be registered with a particular party for at least three years to contest with party affiliation, while Khaleda's call comes two years ahead of the next national elections.
Khaleda started her third road march from Uttara Model Town area around 10:30am on Saturday for Khulna to solicit public support for reinstatement of the caretaker government system, which was scrapped by the government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The opposition leader is scheduled to stay overnight in Jessore and address a street rally on Sunday morning there.
Apart from the leaders of the four-party alliance, leaders of some like-minded parties, including that of Liberal Democratic Party, have joined her in the road march.
Khaleda demanded that a joint survey should be done before launching the Tipaimukh Dam project over the Barak River, as the river flowing through the Indian state of Manipur is a common river.
"If the dam is harmful for Bangladesh the project must be stopped, or else the people will wage movement."
Referring to her letter sent to Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh asking for a joint survey, she said, "If the survey reveals that the project isn't harmful, then there should be a discussion between the two countries."
She insisted that the Meghna and Kushira rivers would dry and the haor (low-lying areas) and bio-diversity of the area would face a serious threat if the dam was constructed. "We're not experts, so we asked the Indian prime minister to conduct a joint survey."
The opposition chief claimed that the government was completely failed in diplomacy on the Teesta water-sharing deal with India.
Referring to the country's current economy, she said the government was running the country on heavy borrowings from the banks. "The banks are about to be insolvent. The foreign currency reserve that we had left while handing over power in 2006 has now come to zero level."
She severely criticised the government for its mismanagement of the rundown roads and highways.
The BNP chairperson claimed that the high-ups of ruling Awami League were involved in the recent share market downswings.
"That's why the finance minister did not reveal the names of the share market scamsters even after investigation."
She also protested the attack on LDP president Oli Ahmed, saying that Oil is a veteran freedom fighter. "Another famous freedom fighter is now being called 'rajakar'. It's Awami league which is making the freedom fighters 'rajakars."
The former prime minister said that a second Padma bridge would be constructed at Daulatdia-Paturia stretch of the river if her party returns to power in the next national elections.
Complications arose over the construction project of the Padma bridge on the Mawa-Kawrakandi point as the World Bank suspended its promised US$ 1.2 billion promised funding for the project following charges of corruption. It wants the issue of alleged irregularities in the appointment of consultants for the project fixed before releasing the funds.
The ruling grand alliance has, however, already taken initiatives to construct another bridge at Daulatdia under public-private partnership.
Khaleda assured of resolving the existing power and gas crisis, and generating opportunities of employment, manpower export and trade and commerce if BNP returns to power.
Khaleda also called for a new procurement policy, so that paddy and jute cultivators could get fair prices.
She alleged that the government had gone mad to see the popular uprising during the road marches 'which proves that the present failed and repressive government has no public support'.
"The government should be ousted to save the countrymen and democracy," she said calling on the people to join the anti-government movement.
Senior BNP leaders Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Abbas, Abdul Main Kahn, Abdullah Al Noman, Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Fazlur Rahman Patal, Amanullah Aman, Ahmed Azam Khan and Mahbub Uddin Khokan also spoke at the rally.
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