Dhaka city polls: BNP wants army deployment

Senior Reporter: BNP has demanded army deployment seven days before polls of two Dhaka city corporations.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the demand while taking to the journalists at the party’s Nayapaltan central office on Tuesday.

The BNP leader further said: “We want army deployment seven days before the by-polls, not only for maintaining law and orders, but also for ensuring a congenial atmosphere.”

He also said their party will finalise its candidate for the by-polls on Saturday.

“We’ll join the byelection to the DNCC mayoral post. Our party standing committee members will finalise our candidate at a meeting on Saturday,” he said.

About 20 party leaders meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night, he said the alliance leaders entrusted the BNP chief with the responsibility to nominate a candidate for the by-polls. “The alliance leaders will extend their support to the candidate to be nominated by Khaleda Zia.”

 

risingbd/ Dhaka/Jan 9, 2018/ Reza/Mukul