So, what was the objective of the so called 'andolon'? The failure of this andolon completely demoralized the BNP and not to mention the resources and man power wasted . The BNP was warned about not doing this andolon prior without any complete plan, it was highly disorganized and lacked any objective besides bringing the army down. You are talking emotionally or simply like a third level BNP activist, I have no time for third level Indian dalal like yourself.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been attacked while campaigning for party-endorsed city election candidates in Dhaka.
Her party blamed the attack on the government and called a countrywide shutdown for Wednesday.
However, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dubbed the incident a “drama” staged by her main political adversary.
Khaleda came under attack around 6pm on Monday at Karwan Bazar where she was addressing a roadside rally, witnesses said.
The former prime minister was halfway into her electoral pitch when slogans deriding her were shouted. “Chhi Chhi [Shame on you] Khaleda” reverberated from the kitchen market.
She was leaning out from the car through an open door and speaking to the crowd using a loud hailer in front of the Karupalli Bhaban.
She rushed through the remainder of her speech and the attack started immediately after she ended at 6pm, according to time stamps on photos taken by bdnews24.com photographer Asif Mahmud Ove.
Khaleda urged the voters to elect party-endorsed Dhaka North mayor candidate Tabith Awal for a “clean city”.
Witnesses said that objects and brickbats were hurled at the gathering from the buildings nearby in the first bout of attacks.
Khaleda ducked into the car and her motorcade started moving out towards Bangladesh Film Development Corporation.
A group of unidentified miscreants wielding sticks, logs and sledgehammers launched the attack.
The BNP chief’s security staff managed to get her out of the area unharmed but the vehicle she was on was damaged along with almost all the others in the motorcade, bdnews24.com Chief Political Correspondent Sumon Mahmud said.
Several of her security staff and journalists covering the event were injured. Many of them were seen bleeding from head wounds.
Her security affairs adviser Maj Gen (retd) Fazle Elahi Akbar claimed shots were fired at the BNP chief’s vehicle.
But the claim could not be verified independently.
Khaleda went to Shahjahanpur after the attack and campaigned for BNP-backed Dhaka South mayor contender Mirza Abbas.
A police officer on duty at the scene told TV reporters that they could not identify or detain any of the attackers.
BNP’s Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed alleged the Bangladesh Chhatra League activists spearheaded the attack aided by police.
“This was a planned attack to eliminate the BNP chairperson,” he claimed.
Khaleda boycotted 2014 general elections but endorsed candidates for the Apr 28 city polls.
She introduced her party-backed Dhaka mayor candidates at a function on Apr 14. She urged voters to stage a ‘silent revolution’ and make her party-endorsed candidates win the polls.
On Monday, police deployed at her house were withdrawn as she currently holds no post that entitles her to police protection.
Hasina had urged people to question Khaleda, wherever she went to campaign, over the violence during the anti-government movement.
The BNP chief hit the campaign trail on Saturday. A day later, ruling Awami League activists obstructed her campaign in Uttara.
BNP chief Khaleda Zia attacked during city election campaign in Dhaka -
bdnews24.com
The JeI is a non issue in 2015 in the greater scheme of things, they do not have the support of the mass. The awami league's plan B was to hand over to the army before getting toppled, if the BNP could have toppled them that is. The reason is, it gives the AL leaders time to flee the country. The top brass of the army has been carefully screened by the RAW and India, and very close to India. The is why the BNP never antagonized India. The BNP's only objective during the andolon was to get the army involved and appease India along the way.
The one's who were most successful during the recent blockade was Jamaat. BNP wanted Army involved so that they could go cry to UN and say that the Government is using Military force to diminish protests and thus put sanctions on Bangladesh. And use those sanctions to make the people anti-government and overthrow Hasina. Khaleda too doesn't want Military in power, both learned their lesson in 2007.
Not this time, even if the Military stay in power for 2 more years, the Begums can't come back, both are getting old and their sons aren't that well known or popular in politics. Tariq Zia might be more known than Hasina's son but he has too many faults to lead a revolution against the Army.
Okay, now you are sounding crazy, the people in Bangladesh are growing tired by them, more and more people feel that they only care about being in power. And their whining about what their father and husband did for Independence is now not something to get re-elected.
Thats your personal opinion, people in general do not like change. The BNP has around 35% of Bangladesh and the AL has around 35%, the rest are lets say; neutral. If you talk about BNP, Khaleda is the face and if you talk about the AL, Hasina is the face. Have you seen how many people khaleda pulls in her meetings outside Dhaka? The people of Bangladesh are highly emotional and uneducated to know any better, the dynastic politics is here to stay for a long time, even Thailand couldnt overcome this, the Gandhis still own the Congress, and Pakistan has the Bhuttos. Most importantly, the dynastic politics is here to stay is because a party takes years and millions to form, the elites support either the BNP or AL, every party needs the backing of the elites. A third force was tried during the 1/11 tenure, the people of Bangladesh simply rejected it.
i don't agree with @aazidane completely but i agree with him on one thing, BNPwalas have been pathetic. i don't quite get aazidane's remarks that BNP has conceded to rogue Indian wishes recently. i would rather argue BNP, for the major part of its existence, has not been able to fully operate outside the BAL-leftist ("pro India") sphere of influence.
