BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the 10-point demand has now become a one-point demand—Sheikh Hasina's resignation. She must resign immediately, he said. Also read: No compromise with govt over next election: Fakhrul “Through elections under a non-partisan neutral government a new parliament and a new government of the people should be formed, " he said at the BNP march at the institute premises in Dinajpur on Wednesday (July 19, 2023) afternoon. “This movement is not just a movement of BNP or Khaleda Zia or Tarique Rahman, this fight is a movement for the liberation of 18 crore people across the country,” he said. Also read: Govt to blame for US’s disrespectful visa policy: Fakhrul Krishak Dal Central President Hasan Jafir Tuhin presided over the programme. District Committee President Mofazzal Hossain Dulal, Divisional Organizing Secretary Asadul Habib Dulu, Senior Vice Chairman Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain and others spoke on the occasion. Earlier, leaders and activists of eight districts of the division gathered at the meeting hall with various banner, placards. After the rally, the march was taken out. Also read: Assassination threat made against PM at BNP rally: Fakhrul slammed for ‘sharing stage’ with threat issuer Meanwhile, Fakhrul alleged that 50 leaders and activists of the party were injured in an attack by Chhatra League.

The leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka North City unit on Sunday marched towards the capital's Bosila from Shyamoli to press home their 10-point demand,  including holding the next general election under a non-party caretaker government. BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain formally inaugurated the programme at Shyamoli Club Ground around 2:35pm on Sunday. The march ended at Bosila Saat Rasta intersection at around 4:30 pm after parading nearly a four-kilometre stretch of the road via Mohammapur Ring Road, Shia Mosque, Taj Mahal Road, Noorjahan Road, BRTC Bus Stop and Allah Karim Mosque Road. In a brief address prior to launching the march, Mosharraf said their party has been on a movement peacefully to realise the demands of the country’s people. “That’s why people are making our every programme a success with their spontaneous participation. The country’s people no longer want to see Awami League in power." He said the government is resorting to various repressive acts to suppress the opposition leaders and activists as it has got afraid of their ongoing movement. “But we would like to say the government will not be able to resist this movement.” The BNP leader warned that the government would face a Sri Lanka-like fate as people are taking to the streets to ensure its fall. “People won’t spare you. People won’t forgive you if you try to hang onto cling to power by force." Thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies joined the programme, carrying banners, national and party flags, festoons and portraits of the party's top leaders. A huge number of law enforcers were deployed in the area to maintain law and order and fend off any untoward incidents It was the first programme of BNP’s second round of the march programme in the capital. On February 7, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced a two-day fresh march programme in the capital for February 9 and 12. As part of the programme, the leaders and activists of BNP’s Dhaka South City unit were supposed to march towards the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) from Gopibagh in the capital at 2pm on Thursday, to mount pressure on the government to accept their 10-point demand. But the party postponed Thursday’s march programme in the capital, expressing solidarity with the victims of the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Earlier, leaders and activists of the party’s Dhaka north and south city units observed the march programme on January 28, 31, 30 and February 1, respectively, to push for their 10-point demand. The party also observed a march programme in all unions across the country on Saturday amid attacks and obstruction allegedly by the ruling party activists and law enforcers.

The nationwide march programme at union-level by the BNP to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a non-party caretaker government, was observed in all the unions on Saturday amid clashes with police and obstruction by ruling party activists. However, Ganatantra Mancha, Ganatantrik Bam Oikya, the 12-Party Alliance, Samamona Jote, LDP, Gonoforum, and People’s Party, observed a similar programme in different areas of the capital peacefully as part of their simultaneous movement. The leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies alleged that the police and the Awami League activists obstructed them while holding the programme in different areas. Contacted, BNP assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu told UNB that their party leaders and activists were attacked and obstructed by police and ruling party activists in almost every district of the country. “We’re collecting information of the attacks and our party senior leaders will come up with detailed information on it at a press conference at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office at 12pm on Sunday,” he said. Tipu said their party leaders and activists came under attacks at least in 50 places across the country while observing the march programme, leaving more than 300 people injured. Besides, he said over 200 BNP leaders were arrested in different areas while offices of the BNP and the houses of the party leaders were also attacked in some areas.  UNB correspondents in Narayanganj, Sirajganj, Natore, Kurigran, Bhola, Noakhali, Jashore, Lalmonirhat, Bogura, Jamalpur, Gazipur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Jhalokati, Tangail, Munshiganj, Narsingdi Mymensingh, Cumilla, Rajshahi and Nilphamari reported the incidents of clashes and obstructions over the BNP’s march programmes. Around 300 opposition activists were injured in clashes with police and the ruling party AL men and police in different places. In Narayanganj, at least BNP activists were injured in a clash between police and BNP during their march at Panchrukhi in Araihazar upazila. Lutfur Rahman, former joint secretary of the district unit BNP, said police attacked their procession Panchrukhi, leading to a chase and counter-chase.

As part of BNP’s four-day programme, its leaders and activists on Saturday marched from Badda to Malibagh in the capital to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a non-party caretaker government. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir formally inaugurated the programme arranged by the party’s Dhaka North City unit around 2:30 pm in front of Badda’s  Suvastu Nazar Valley market. Thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies joined the programme, carrying banners, national and party flags, festoons and portraits of the party's top leaders. They peacefully concluded the programme around 4pm at Malibagh after parading over a four-kilometre stretch of the road. In a brief address before the start of the programme, Fakhrul asked the party leaders and activists to march peacefully without responding to any provocation. "We've so far held our all programmes peacefully and we'll ensure their (govt's) fall through the peaceful agitations." Sating their march programme as a silent protest against the government, he said they will force the government to quit together with the people.  The leaders and workers of BNP and its different associate bodies were seen thronging different areas of Badda since noon to join the programme. Also Read: Quit now to avoid a shocking ouster, Fakhrul asks govt   BNP’s Dhaka north city unit convener Amanullah Aman and member secretary Aminul Haque repeatedly asked the party workers to keep the traffic normal.  But the procession caused serious traffic jams on the one of the busiest roads of the capital, causing public suffering. Many commuters were seen walking to their destinations due to long tailbacks.  A huge number of law enforcers were deployed from Badda to Malibagh areas to maintain law and order and fend off any untoward incidents. Earlier on Thursday, BNP announced the four-day march programme in the capital for January 28, 30, 31 and February 1. Dhaka North City unit BNP will also march from Gabtoli to Mirpur-10 intersection on January 31. Besides, Dhaka South City unit BNP will march from Jatrabari to Shyampur on January 30 and from Mugda to Malibagh on February 1.    

BNP on Thursday announced a four-day march programme in the capital to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a non-party caretaker government. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement of the fresh programme for Dhaka at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office. He said the leaders and activists of their party’s Dhaka north and south city units will observe the march programme on January 28, 31, 30 and February 1 respectively also to demand the 'restoration’ of democracy in the country. Read more: BNP to stage rally in all divisional cities on Feb 4 As per the party’s plan, Dhaka North City unit BNP will march from Shahjadpur to Malibagh’s Abul Hotel on January 28 and from Gabtoli to Mirpur-10 intersection on January 31. Besides, Dhaka South City unit BNP will march from Jatrabari to Shyampur on January 30 and from Mugda to Malibagh on February 1. Fakhrul hoped that their march programmes will be held peacefully with the spontaneous participation of people from all walks of life. “We’ll hold the march programmes demanding our 10 points and the restoration of democracy. Our programmes will be completely peaceful,” he said. Replying to a question, Fakhrul said BNP’s two units in Dhaka city will organise march programmes. “But the like-minded parties also can join the programme simultaneously if they want.” 'Misleading media reporting amounts to stabbing the movement' Read More: HC grants anticipatory bail to 102 BNP men over clashes in Ctg Fakhrul alleged that a particular television channel has aired a feature or documentary maligning BNP top leaders which in no way goes with objective and neutral journalism. “It’s like stabbing the ongoing movement for the restoration of democracy by completely taking a position in favour of a party (AL).” He said when the country’s television channels and national newspapers are covering the ongoing movement and presenting people’s voices and speaking in favour of people, a television channel’s such false campaign is undoubtedly unwarranted. “I hope that the channel authorities will stop airing this report or documentary and they will be careful so that such hateful propaganda is not spread by them in the future,” Fakhrul said.

The Ganatantra Moncho, an alliance of seven political parties, on Friday announced a three-hour public sit-in protest in Dhaka and other divisional cities on January 11 as part of the simultaneous movement of the opposition parties and alliances to unseat the current government. Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Babul, the convener of Bhasani Anusari Parishad and also a leader of the alliance, announced this programme from their mass procession today. He said they will hold mass sit-ins on January 11 in all divisions, demanding the release of all the top opposition leaders, including Begum Khaleda Zia, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mirza Abbas, Pratim Das, who were imprisoned in "fabricated, false" cases. The sit-in in Dhaka will be held from 11am to 2am in front of the Jatiya Press Club, Babul added. Earlier in the day, the Ganatantra Moncho brought out a mass procession from the Jatiya Press Club around 11am. The procession ended at the Nightingale intersection in Kakrail after parading different roads through the Paltan intersection and Bijoy Nagar Road. Also Read: Simultaneous Movement: Ganatantra Mancha brings out mass procession in Dhaka Meanwhile, Biplobi Workers Party General Secretary Saiful Haque said, "No national election is possible under this government. Also, no fair election is possible in the future while this government is in charge. That is why we said this government should be forced to resign before the election. And after that, an interim government will have to be formed. There is no alternative to that." "The BNP announced a 10-point demand; we came up with 14 points. A liaison committee has already been formed. At a discussion yesterday, we decided that these points would be the basis of our simultaneous movement, which we will present to the people as soon as possible." Ganasanghati Andolan Chief Coordinator Junaid Saki said the 2018 election is a disgraceful day for the nation. "This government has joepardised the state by looting votes in the dark of the night." The BNP and other opposition parties and alliances are observing December 30 as a "Black Day," marking the anniversary of the 11th parliamentary election held on this day in 2018. Around 33 like-minded political parties, including the BNP, are holding mass procession programmes in the capital today to push for their 10-point demand, including the resignation of the government, dissolution of parliament, transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government and formation of a new election commission.  

BNP’s much-discussed last divisional rally in Dhaka has begun with participation of thousands of leaders and activists of the party. The rally, arranged by Dhaka south and north city units of BNP, began at 11 am this morning (December 10, 202) at Golapbagh field near Sayedabad. The party is supposed to deliver messages from the rally for a simultaneous anti-government movement in the run up to the next general election. Read more: Golapbagh venue teeming with BNP leaders, activists all set for rally Though the party formally got permission to organise the rally at the venue around 3pm on Friday, Golapbagh ground was teeming with BNP activists and followers by Friday evening – as they reached in advance with much enthusiasm. The crowd continued to spill over onto nearby streets. Senior BNP leaders, including standing committee members, will address the rally. Read More: BNP set to hold rally in Dhaka to start simultaneous anti-govt movement As party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sent to jail, BNP’s senior-most standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain will address the rally as chief guest and announce the next course of action.