The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, has called a nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike for June 27 in protest at the government's 'misdeeds' and 'misrule.'| BNP is the only party allowed to misrule B'desh! |
Khaleda said the party would also hold a sit-in for four hours in Dhaka on June 9 in protest at the government's interference in the judiciary and go out on countrywide demonstrations on June 17 in protest at oppression on journalists and the government's attempt at gagging the media.
'A nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike will be enforced on June 27 in protest at the misdeeds and misrule of the government, including acute shortage of power, water and gas, oppression on opposition leaders and activists, violence centring on tender manipulation, land and property grab by ruling party men, harassment of girls in educational institutions, politicisation of administration and deals signed with other countries against national interest,' Khaleda said.
Thousands of people in Paltan ground responded shouting 'yes' when she wanted to know whether they were ready to carry out the programmes against 'the fascist regime which will not hesitate to use it oppressive tools to contain the opposition movement.'
Khaleda said the party was announcing the general strike also to demand that agreements signed with India during the prime minister's recent visit should be scrapped, the Election Commission should resign, and essential goods price spiral should be contained to ease the sufferings of the people.