BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan said on Friday that the reports of Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) and other foreign organisations on the 12th general election "only reflect public opinion".
Speaking with reporters at the grave of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, he said their party together with the people of the country will restore democracy in Bangladesh through a street movement.
BNP and its associated bodies celebrated 88th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman on Friday.
Nazrul Islam said,
"Everyone said that the election was not fair. So, the report of TIB is reflection of public opinion. TIB report only reflected the fact."
Leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies, led by the party standing committee members, paid homage to its founder Ziaur Rahman by placing wreaths at his grave.
Nazrul said, "Fairly speaking, well welcome those who speak on behalf of the people of Bangladesh. What we say matters, what people say matters."
He said the people don like the autocratic rule of Awami League government which unjustly arrested the BNP leaders and activists, including Begum Khaleda Zia, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mirza Abbas, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Shamsuzzaman Dudu and Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal. We condemn it. We also thank all those who criticise injustice, tyranny repression and vote-stealing."
He said democracy restored by Ziaur Rahman was again destroyed by the Awami League government.
"Well let you know about the ongoing movement to restore that democracy," he said.
Nazrul said Ziaur Rahman restore multi-party democracy while Khaleda Zia restored democracy by ending Ershads military dictatorship.
"We
e now fighting to restore democracy under the leadership of Tarique Rahman. On the birth anniversary of Ziaur Rahman, we take a fresh vow to restore democracy in the country as soon as possible with support from the democracy-loving people," he said.
Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogura, Ziaur Rahman, founded BNP in 1978 and became the countrys seventh president. Zia was assassinated by a group of misguided army officers at Chattogram Circuit House on May 30, 1981.
