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We must restore democracy at any cost: Tarique

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman today said the people of the country must be determined to restore democracy, freedom of speech, and voting rights by facing any conspiracy.

"The anti-democratic and illegal Awami League government was forced to flee the country on August 5 in the face of a strong movement of students and people," he said on his verified Facebook account.

Citing the historical and political events from 1975, Tarique said with the aim of making a permanent arrangement to remain in power the then AL government "strangled multiparty democracy and replaced the multi-party system with a one-party government system named 'BAKSAL' January 25, 1975".

To establish this system, they passed the Fourth Amendment Act ignoring the opposition's concerns, he said.

At that time, they suspended publication of all newspapers and issued a decree to run only four newspapers loyal to them. They squandered the freedom of people and democracy which was achieved through the long-standing struggle of countrymen and spread anarchy, he added.

"They did not hesitate to endanger not only democracy but also the unity, solidarity, and sovereignty of the country in their illusory dream of prolonging the barbaric one-party rule," Tarique said.

The AL never was never civil towards the opposition. "At that time, prison was the address for the opposition," the party leader added.

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We must restore democracy at any cost: Tarique

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman today said the people of the country must be determined to restore democracy, freedom of speech, and voting rights by facing any conspiracy.

"The anti-democratic and illegal Awami League government was forced to flee the country on August 5 in the face of a strong movement of students and people," he said on his verified Facebook account.

Citing the historical and political events from 1975, Tarique said with the aim of making a permanent arrangement to remain in power the then AL government "strangled multiparty democracy and replaced the multi-party system with a one-party government system named 'BAKSAL' January 25, 1975".

To establish this system, they passed the Fourth Amendment Act ignoring the opposition's concerns, he said.

At that time, they suspended publication of all newspapers and issued a decree to run only four newspapers loyal to them. They squandered the freedom of people and democracy which was achieved through the long-standing struggle of countrymen and spread anarchy, he added.

"They did not hesitate to endanger not only democracy but also the unity, solidarity, and sovereignty of the country in their illusory dream of prolonging the barbaric one-party rule," Tarique said.

The AL never was never civil towards the opposition. "At that time, prison was the address for the opposition," the party leader added.

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