BNP’s pull out preplanned: Hanif

BNP’s pull out from the mayoral race was preplanned, Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said today.

“Knowing their defeat was certain, BNP pulled out mayoral candidate from the race. They created this drama to find an issue for a fresh movement,” Hanif said

BNP did not produce any documents for any of the allegations, he said at a press conference at the AL Chief’s Dhanmondi office.

All three BNP-endorsed mayoral candidates for Dhaka North and South City Corporations and Chittagong City Corporation have been pulled out of the race bringing allegation of massive vote rigging by pro-ruling Awami League men.

The announcement came at an emergency press briefing at BNP headquarters at Nayapaltan around 12:30pm.