"We have to be there on the streets with unclean bamboo as clean bamboo is probably not enough to intensify the movement,” he told a discussion meeting. "I hope Sheikh Hasina would not mind, because, on March 7, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman urged all to take to the streets with sticks and whatever they had, even with brooms. If democracy is not protected, then individual’s freedom, freedom of writing, and freedom of speech will remain at stake. Stating that all the state institutions of the country have been politicized, the BNP leader said the government is even ‘controlling’ the judiciary like administrative rulers. The BNP leader alleged that ministers used to talk about any sub judicial matters and their remarks are reflected in the verdicts of different cases.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2021 13:07 UTC