Abbas warns of counter action

Senior Correspondent: Demanding a neutral Election Commission (EC) for the next general election, BNP leader Mirza Abbas has warned of a counter action if the government fails to meet the demand.

He also threatened to wage tougher movement to enforce the government to hold a free, fair and acceptable election.

The BNP leader said this in a programme at the party's central office at Nayapaltan in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.

About government's rejection of consensus with BNP over forming EC, Mirza Abbas said, "BNP is a party of mass people and it represents to people as well. So, the government cannot avoid a dialogue with BNP over the issue."

risingbd/Dhaka/Jan 20, 2017/Reza/A K Azad