Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has made a comment that it needs to bring changes in BNP leadership- the strongest part of Jatiya Oikyafront. He said this to the news media at his home in Sylhet city on Monday. The Finance Minister said, Awami League has won the election with huge margin of votes. But I have a grief that the election was not held with participation of any strong party. It is a matter of great sorrow. He said, BNP should learn from this election. They need to bring changes in their leadership. AH    

The much discussed three leaders joined Jatiya Oikyafront leaving Awami League several months before the eleventh national parliament election. Through voting results they were defeated with huge vote differences. Of the three leaders one is former Awami League Member of Parliament (MP) Golam Maula Rony. The other two leaders are Reza Kibria and Abu Sayeed. Of the three leaders Golam Maula Rony was in the greatest fiasco. He took part in the election from Patuakhali-3 constituency with sheaf of paddy symbol. He got only 6 thousand 176 votes. But the winner Awami League candidate Shahjada got 34 times ( 2 lakh 15 thousand 579) votes than him. In Habiganj-1 constituency Reza Kibria got 85 thousand 197 votes. Awami League candidate Gazi Mohammad Shahnewaz (Milad Gazi) won from this constituency. He got 1 lakh 58 thousand 188 votes. In Pabna-1 constituency Awami League candidate Shamsul Haque Tuku won the election. He got 2 lakh 82 thousand 992 votes. In this constituency Professor Abu Sayeed who recently joined Oikyafront from Awami League got only 15 thousand 391 votes, which is one eighteenth of Tuku. The Jatiya Oikyafront led by Dr. Kamal Hossain was formed on October 13 of the current year. After that former Awami League finance minister’s son Reza Kibria and former state minister for information Professor Abu Sayeed joined Dr. Kamal Hossain’s party Gono Forum. Both of them became Oikyafront candidates in the election with symbol sheaf of paddy. On the other hand just before the election former Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony joined BNP and ran for election with symbol sheaf of paddy. AH    

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has made a remark that Jatiya Oikyafront led by BNP has got seven seats for their own fault. The Prime Minister said this while exchanging views with foreign observers and journalists over the eleventh national parliament election. She said, the situation has turned into this stage for BNP as the eligible candidates did not get nominations. BNP was rejected for their terrorist activities. People have voted for Awami League as their fates are changed. Sheikh Hasina said, zero tolerance will continue against drugs, corruption and militancy. Voting took place in 299 seats for the eleventh national parliament election on Sunday. Total 39 registered political parties participated in the election. More than one thousand eight hundred candidates took part in the competition. Of them about 50 were independent candidates and the rest were from different political parties. Of the total 300 constituencies results were suspended in one constituency and voting did not take place in one for death of a candidate. In the election the Grand Alliance led by Awami League bagged 288 seats. The Oikyafront led by BNP won 7 seats. AH      

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, it is proved that fair election will not be possible under party led government at any time. This election will remain as stigma. He said these at a post election press conference at BNP Chairperson’s political office at Gulshan in the capital on Monday. Mirza Fakhrul said, well planned engineering was done in the election. After declaring the election schedule seals were given on the ballot papers with help of administration. So we are rejecting the results of this election. At that time he repeated the word rejecting several times. The BNP Secretary General said, more than 21 thousand leaders and activists of our party were arrested centering the election. Hundreds of cases were filed against them. Mirza Fakhrul demanded for new election under neutral government after cancelling this election. He said, BNP went for election to continue democratic trend, to return people’s rights of vote after so much repression. Programs will be given very soon for holding new election. Mirza Fakhrul also said, after the election attack, vandalism are going on the BNP leaders and activists even their homes are being burnt. More than 21 thousand leaders-activists were arrested throughout the country. There is no place in the Dhaka Central Jail and same condition is prevailing in the jails of outside Dhaka. He demanded release of the captives and withdrawal of cases against them. He also said that movement along with legal activities will go on. AH    

The telephone conversation with terrible sabotage plan with help of four kg 15 pound explosives by BNP leader Joynul Abdin Faruk from Noakhali-2 constituency was leaked in the social media. The information of sending four kg 15 pound explosive materials by BNP Chairperson’s advisor to a local party leader named Sakku was heard in the telephone conversation. Television channel Somoy TV broadcasted such news. Besides two more telephone conversations of BNP leaders were leaked. There it was heard that directions were given to party leaders and activists to do sabotage activities. On the other hand an audio clip containing order to attack on opponent for the leaders and activists with local weapons and sticks by Lakshmipur-2 constituency BNP candidate Abul Khayer Bhuiyan was also leaked. Just before the election the information of sabotage plan committed by BNP candidates are being leaked. The telephone conversation between BNP candidate Joynul Abdin Faruk from Noakhali-2 constituency and a party leader named Sakku over sending explosives is mentioned here. Leaked telephone conversation Joynul Abdin Faruk: Sakku vai! I am for your 7 centers 4 kg 15 pound DIT. Sakku: Yes! Karuk: Do you understand? Sakku: Understand, OK. In another telephone conversation Joynul Abdin Faruk was speaking to a person named Alauddin: Joynul Abdin Faruk: Sticks, have you flake off bamboos? Alauddin: Yes. Faruk: How much? Alauddin: we have cut bamboos. Faruk: take sticks, take hundred sticks. What we have done need not in the whole life. In another telephone conversation BNP candidate for Lakshmipur-2 constituency Abul Khayer Bhuiyan ordered party leaders and activists to gather with locally made weapons. Telephone conversation of Abul Khayer Bhuiyan Dulal: Sir, they are beating, making our people on the run. Abul Khayer Bhuiyan: Yes, all right now you make round with 8-10 people. Keep them on the run with sticks, machetes. Dulal: Sir, how we will conduct election, do not understand? Abul Khayer: No fear. I am available. They will fight. Will you kiss or will be on run? Or be under attack? In another telephone conversation Abul Khayer Bhuiyan was talking to a person named Minu: Abul Khayer: Minu, will you be in the center? Minu: Brother, they attacked us going to our homes. Abul Khayer: Okay all right. I have heard that they attacked. If you are man then gather people. Gather 20-25 people. Machetes, local weapons all that you have collect from Khasherhat and move tomorrow. You will make them on the run. Have to gather people. Sit as polling agents in the centers. Earlier in a telephone conversation BNP standing committee member Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain asked Jamaat-Shibir leaders and activists to apply all the strategies to take control over centers. Besides, BNP vice chairman Hafiz Uddin was heard to give direction to appoint Shibir activists as polling agents. AH