Govt wants to foil Ctg road march Alleges BNP!!Opposition Party of Bangladesh

The main opposition BNP has accused the government of conspiring to foil the party's Chittagong road march scheduled for January 8 and 9. "The government is already implementing the conspiracy to thwart the road march. Many arches set up in Chittagong ahead of the programme have been torn up, burnt and pulled down as part of the conspiracy," BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday. He was briefing reporters after a meeting with the leaders the party's front organisations at its Naya Paltan office in the capital. The meeting discussed the preparation of the road march and also mapped out programmes to mark the 76th birth anniversary of party founder Ziaur Rahman on January 19. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will start the road march from the capital at 10:00am on Sunday. She will hold street rallies at Chandina and Comilla and a public rally in Feni on the day. The march will end through a public rally on Polo Ground in Chittagong the next day, Fakhrul said. He sought cooperation from the government to make the march peaceful and said, "It'll be the largest ever road march." "The economy is in a deep crisis. The law and order has worsened and the prices of daily commodities are soaring. The government has failed in every sector," he said, adding that there was no coordination between the government agencies. Programmes on Zia's birth anniversary will include hoisting of party flag at all offices of the party, placing wreaths at his grave, and holding blood donation programmes and discussions.