by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Jun 28, 2023
The BNP wants to take its ongoing anti-government movement to the final stage within the next one or two months.
Keeping this in mind, the party will announce its fresh anti-government programmes focusing on one-point demand, resignation of the government and election under a non-party polls-time government, from next month, said party sources.
The BNP has already asked its leaders to go to their localities ahead of Eid to pass on the message to the grassroots.
Party leaders said the gatherings for tomorrow’s Eid is going to be the last major opportunity before the next parliamentary election for the BNP to mobilise public opinion in favour of its one-point demand.
According to the leaders, the BNP will not go for any tough agitation programmes at the beginning of the one-point movement.
“Every political party has its own movement strategy. In the last few months, we have seen that people are joining our movement. We will go for the one-point movement from next month. The movement will be intensified gradually,” Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, a member of the BNP standing committee, told The Daily Star.
The party’s front and associate bodies, including the Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal, have already started holding “youth rallies” in divisional headquarters to engage youths in the anti-government movement.
From next month, Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, Tanti Dal, Sramik Dal and Mathsyajibi Dal will bring out processions to engage people in the movement, said Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, senior joint secretary general of the BNP.
They will hold programmes in Dinajpur on July 19, Rajshahi on July 28, Jashore on August 5, Habiganj on August 12, and in Barishal on August 19.
BNP leaders observe that people’s involvement in agitation programmes has increased over the last few months and this involvement will increase further if the party can create a momentum.
This is because people are upset with the government for various reasons, including price hike of essentials and load shedding, they added.
“Leaders have been instructed to drum up public support for the party’s one-point movement during their visits to their localities,” Rizvi said, adding that most of the leaders have already reached their areas.
The BNP has also instructed its leaders to stand by the family members of those leaders who are now behind bars or have become victims of enforced disappearances.
Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, organising secretary of the BNP, said he was holding meetings with party leaders in his area and exchanging Eid greetings with the people.
“We are motivating people to join the one-point movement. Most of the leaders are already working to garner public support for the movement,” he said.
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