BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people will not accept the government's attempt to remove the grave of Ziaur Rahman from the Jatiya Sangsad complex.

"The government wishes to erase Ziaur Rahman's name meticulously. It's a conspiracy and we will never accept the government's brash decision," he told reporters after placing wreaths at Zia's grave.

Last year, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain told parliament that Chandrima Udyan and the sites of the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre and the Planning Commission were parts of architect Louis I Kahn's original design where no space had been allocated for graves. BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and six others were buried within the complex area.

The government on Thursday received Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban's original architectural design prepared by world famous architect Louis I Kahn from the archive of University of Pennsylvania in the US.

"The motive for bringing the original design of the parliament complex is to remove the grave of Ziaur Rahman," Fakhrul said.

The attempt would go in vain as people will never accept the government's decision, he added.

"The spirit of the Liberation War has been banished from the country. The freedom fighters are also repressed and oppressed by the government deliberately," he alleged.

'FAIR POLLS NOT POSSIBLE'

About the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation elections, Fakhrul said there is no likelihood of the elections being held freely and fairly under the current Election Commission.

"The present Election Commission is incapable of holding an acceptable election in Narayanganj," he added.

Despite this, the BNP is going to contest the election for the sake of democracy, he said.

Fakhrul along with BNP leaders and activists visited Zia's grave yesterday, marking the founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Muktijuddher Projonmo, the party's front organisation.