(8 Nov 2024)
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – 8 November 2024
1. Various of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters marching, chanting with banner and posters
2. BNP supporters holding Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman poster while marching and chanting
3. Various of supporters marching, chanting with banner and posters
4. Supporters clapping when Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman appears on screen
5. Various of supporters marching, chanting with banners, party flag and electoral symbol
STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of activists of a leading political party in Bangladesh rallied in the nation’s capital on Friday, calling for a new election and quick reforms.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists took to the streets of Dhaka and marched through major thoroughfares before reaching the country’s national parliament building.
Acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Rahman said by videoconference from London that the interim government mustn’t be allowed to fail under any situation as the government has been facing serious challenges to bring order in the country.
The Awami League party and its allies are also facing challenges to navigate through the new political scenario.
Avoiding any direct reference about the next election, Rahman said that the government must take effective steps to meet the expectations of the people.
BNP leaders have recently indicated that the party would go ahead with plans for street protests in two to three months if the interim government doesn’t roll out a road map for the next election.
Rahman told his cheering supporters to remain vigilant as he said that the accomplices of the former government of Sheikh Hasina were still active.
The country is under an interim government after the fall of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled in August.
Friday’s political show came as Hasina is facing charges of crimes against humanity for hundreds of deaths involving the July-August uprising in the country.
The government said that it would seek her repatriation from India once a court decision comes.
The BNP, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, organized the rally as it has been pushing the interim government, headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, to bring about quick reforms and to hold the next national election.
Hasina and Zia are the main political rivals in a dynastic political framework. Zia is ailing and was unable to lead the rally in person, and her elder son, Tarique Rahman, is the heir apparent and has been living in exile since 2008.
AP video shot by Al Emrun Garjon
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