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Bangladesh
BNP announces mass procession for Aug 9
2010-07-28
[Bangla Daily Star] Opposition BNP Tuesday announced a mass procession in the capital on August 9 as part of its current anti-government movement.
BNP Chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia will lead the mass procession which will start from Paltan Maidan.

BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain formally announced the program at a press briefing at BNP central office in the afternoon.

Delwar said the mass procession will be organised to protest repression on the opposition, press for the release of arrested BNP leaders and workers and its front and associate bodies, protest the kidnapping of DCC ward councilor Chowdhury Alam, price hike of essentials, ensure electricity-gas-water supply as well as to protest terrorism, tender-manipulation, grabbing and admission-trade by 'Chhtara League' activists.
Whew! That's an awfully long list of protests. How are they going to get all that on one sign?
Same way A.N.S.W.E.R. does ...
Reduce all that to initials?
No, carry a big honking banner sign ...
Replying to a question, he said the government has become unnerved as it has started losing popularity for its misrule, misdeeds and failure to implement any of its election pledges.

So, Delwar said the government has resorted to force in obstructing the opposition's democratic and peaceful programs one after another.

The BNP secretary general urged the government to show democratic attitude and expressed the hope that the mass procession would not be obstructed.

Delwar urged BNP leaders and workers and its front and associate bodies to join the mass procession and make it an all-out success. He also sought cooperation from the people to this end.

On Monday's police attack on demonstration of private university students in the city against imposition of VAT on their tuition fees, he strongly condemned the baton charges and fired teargas shells on the student's demonstration.

Asked about the 35-year agreement between Bangladesh and India on import of electricity from India, Delwar said Bangladesh has adequate resources to generate power and the country can solve its own problems by utilising the domestic resources.

He said an 'evil omen' has hung over the country to prevent it from becoming a self-reliant nation.
The former East Pakistan appears to be more self-reliant and peaceful than their erstwhile ruler, formerly known as West Pakistan. But perhaps I'm missing something.
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