Hold dialogue or face movement: Khaleda:Daily Sun

  BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia threatened to wage a tougher movement against the Awami League-led government if it does not sit for a dialogue immediately on an early general election. �After the January 5 general election, we gave 10 months� time to the government. We thought they would sit for a dialogue to arrange a credible and fair election, but they did not pay any heed. We will now wage a mo
vement,� she said. The BNP chairperson made the remarks at a views-exchange meeting with pro-BNP upazila chairmen, vice-chairmen and women vice-chairmen from Rajshahi division at her Gulshan office in the city on Monday night. �We will launch a fresh movement to realise our demand for an early election. We will go ahead with the movement to ensure people�s rights, to save democracy, to put an end to killing and enforced disappearance and to ensure justice,� Khaleda said. �First, we will hold mass-contact programmes across the country. And then we will announce our movement,� she added. Khaleda asked the party men to remain prepared for the movement. �Whenever I will make a call, you will come forward. We will protect democracy through our movement.� Terming the incumbent government �unelected and illegal�, the BNP chief said, �This government is worse than Pakistani occupation forces and autocrat Ershad as it kills people of the country indiscriminately.� She also alleged that everyone � from the No. 1 of the government to MP and ministers � is involved in corruption, but the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is giving them clean chit.